tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098361.post112465025209562894..comments2023-12-19T04:00:52.324-05:00Comments on Hard, Cutting: A Jimi Thing, Part Deux: What Does It All Mean?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480249855757863684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13098361.post-1132675026685892822005-11-22T10:57:00.000-05:002005-11-22T10:57:00.000-05:00I read somewhere, forgot where, that Hendrix got t...I read somewhere, forgot where, that Hendrix got the term "little wing" from the name of the RAF strategy used in the Battle of Britan which involved sending out two series of denfensive fighter planes to take on German bombing raids. If I remember my history, Initially a "little wing" - a small group of fighters - would meet the inbound raiding party to scatter them before a bombing run, which was almost impossible. The RAF would normally hold back their main force - the "big wing" - until the Germans were already flying home - making them easy targets.<BR/><BR/>As well, airelon - the flaps on plane wings that control roll - means "little wing" in French.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135432742897679181noreply@blogger.com