Viggen

[Splitpin]

I have posted these in the "aircraft" section .... in reply to Ian , but i think they are better here ..... what a beast this thing is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRSVHxT-ziM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJo7aqOfRww

[Ian Warren]

Not bad for a 1967 design .. I do like the idea of stopping the traffic ... excuse me Sir , would you mind pulling over to the shoulder

[SUBS17]

Viggens thrust reverse is quite cool I like the U-turn.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (SUBS17 @ May 12 2013,4:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Viggens thrust reverse is quite cool I like the U-turn.

Impressive , again this aircraft was years ahead off it time .. most fighters of the period had the long runout .. then you had to out and pickup a chute on some of them .. not a bad performance for an old licence built JT8D with a homegrown afterburner glued to it

[Naki]

What a mean looking machine..keep thinking about an old Matchobox kit I wanted to get when I was young when I see one of these.

Pity it didnt get the export succes it deserved..the Mirage series dominated on that front and later the F-16

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Naki @ May 13 2013,9:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What a mean looking machine..keep thinking about an old Matchobox kit I wanted to get when I was young when I see one of these.

Pity it didnt get the export succes it deserved..the Mirage series dominated on that front and later the F-16

Naki Are they still flying ?

[Naki]

No.... None at all I think. Replaced by the Gripen

Edit: just looked it up. There is one flying on the Swedish civil register