how do you pronounce Grob?

I hear most people pronounce Grob with a B on the end. But I dont think
it is actually a B but rather an esset which is a letter in german that
looks like a B but is pronounced as a hard S. So Grob should really be
pronouced Gross.

I hear most people pronounce Grob with a B on the end

That´s the correct pronounciation.

So Grob should really be pronouced Gross.

There could be jokes about "Gross" leading to "gross weight", but they are
not pronounced that way ;-))

Michael

In article ,
"Michael Huber" wrote:

I hear most people pronounce Grob with a B on the end

That´s the correct pronounciation.

So Grob should really be pronouced Gross.

There could be jokes about "Gross" leading to "gross weight", but they are
not pronounced that way ;-))

The funnier joke is that grob is the Russian word for coffin.

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Is it "Grow"b?
Is it "graw"b?

wrote:
Is it "Grow"b?
Is it "graw"b?

I've heard it pronounced "led swan"
;-)

Shawn

Shawn wrote:
wrote:
Is it "Grow"b?
Is it "graw"b?

I've heard it pronounced "led swan"
;-)

Shawn

Hey, I've flow a Grob 102 a lot.
The only time it felt like lead was when I couldn't get out of the
1,000+ fpm sink on the way back to the field. 'Sclose. Enough for me,
anyway. 80

I don't know about the Grob, but I lost some weight, if you know what I
mean.....

I've had a look at Grob's web site. The b at the end
of the word is just an ordinary b and there is no umlaut
on the o.
Therefore you should pronounce Grob almost exactly
as you would in English, with a short 'o' sound. It
is not Grobe or Gross!

The old Grob Twin Astir acquired the nickname of 'The
Concrete Swan' in the UK.

Derek Copeland
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At 17:06 08 February 2006, Shawn wrote:
wrote:
Is it 'Grow'b?
Is it 'graw'b?

I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)

Shawn

Derek Copeland wrote:
I've had a look at Grob's web site. The b at the end
of the word is just an ordinary b and there is no umlaut
on the o.
Therefore you should pronounce Grob almost exactly
as you would in English, with a short 'o' sound. It
is not Grobe or Gross!

The old Grob Twin Astir acquired the nickname of 'The
Concrete Swan' in the UK.

Derek Copeland


That was it! Concrete or lead, I've had many great flights in the 102
and 103.

Shawn


Is it 'Grow'b?
Is it 'graw'b?


I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)

In message , Shawn
writes
Derek Copeland wrote:
I've had a look at Grob's web site. The b at the end
of the word is just an ordinary b and there is no umlaut
on the o.
Therefore you should pronounce Grob almost exactly
as you would in English, with a short 'o' sound. It
is not Grobe or Gross!
The old Grob Twin Astir acquired the nickname of 'The
Concrete Swan' in the UK.
Derek Copeland


That was it! Concrete or lead, I've had many great flights in the 102
and 103.

The CS on the 102 definitely stood for Concrete Swan

Robin

A very happy Astir owner, well ex now but I loved her whilst I had her.

Shawn


Is it 'Grow'b?
Is it 'graw'b?


I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)

--
Robin Birch

Shawn wrote:
Derek Copeland wrote:

I've had a look at Grob's web site. The b at the end
of the word is just an ordinary b and there is no umlaut
on the o.
Therefore you should pronounce Grob almost exactly
as you would in English, with a short 'o' sound. It
is not Grobe or Gross!

The old Grob Twin Astir acquired the nickname of 'The
Concrete Swan' in the UK.

Derek Copeland



That was it! Concrete or lead, I've had many great flights in the 102
and 103.

Shawn


Is it 'Grow'b?
Is it 'graw'b?


I've heard it pronounced 'led swan'
;-)
Generally pronounced to rhyme with "rob" around here.

Maybe the earlier models are slow in roll and the tail is "heavy". But I really
like the G103 Twin Astir, feels a little like a Mercedes Benz. All that momentum
makes it a lot more comfortable than something like a K13 in strong conditions.
In weak conditions it does emulate a well thrown brick...

Maybe I just don't know better, but I like 'em.
--
Bruce Greeff
Std Cirrus #57
I'm no-T at the address above.