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Old 13th Mar 2004, 07:09
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DubTrub
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Auster was I think a military designation, and like a lot of English military aircraft (Tempest, Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado etc) , it was named after a wind.

Auster is a Roman word for a light breeze.

I dissent, however, in the use of the term "light"...since when was an Auster "light"?

Aiglet I believe is an aviary term (bird) as in "Harrier, Hunter, Gnat, Arrow, Swallow" etc.

But I'm not sure.

DT