> However, "Jake Brake" is a brand name, and that company offers many newer
> designs that aren't as noisy, so there has been a certain amount of
> controversy on the subject.
>
> -- Randall
I heard that "Jake" is short for Jacobs, the same outfit that made radial
engines for aircraft use. Used in the Cessna "Bamboo Bomber" and 195, that I
can think of offhand.
John H.
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