A stunning beast! Years ago my Saab car dealer told stories about growing up in Sweden and seeing Drakens and Viggens in action. On several occasions he was driving through the forest when traffic stopped to allow a camouflaged fighter jet to emerge from the trees and take off from the road. So cool!
Wow, the JA-37 is such a cool looking aircraft, and was such an amazing R&D effort by the Swedish nation to develop it, and the associated capabilities in their country,
This is my second all time favorite modern fighter after The Mig-23 Flogger. The SAAB VIGGIN is a Beautiful Delta wing design and sadly retired from service as of 2007 in favor of the SAAB Gripen. Fun fact the SAAB VIGGENS are the only known fighter to get a Radar Lock on the SR-71'S. Viggen pilots would track the SR's on their routine flights and radar Lock the SR's even thought SR-71'S would be using extensive jamming. Crazy as no known Mig-25 Foxbat's ever got a radar Lock on an SR-71 on account from Lt. Belenko a Mig-25 Foxbat driver himself.
the viggen had a very good radar. it could see things at a long distance and also with a wide field of view, and disturbing it with jamming was difficult. this was because of the way the viggen operated, taking off from road runways out of a roadside bunker in the middle of nowhere, and to some extent replacing ground based radars in case of war.
Flying over Sweden in the Cold War was like disturbing a hornets nest, most of the time the pilots were up in the air in 5 minutes intercepting NATO or Soviet machines.
Hippis Det var det också ursprungligen, men tio st skolviggar modifierades i slutet på nittiotalet med utrustning för elektronisk krigsföring i bakre sits.
I plan to go again in 2023, but I'm always annoyed by the spotters who can't keep their mouths shut when you're filming, loudspeakers and heads suddenly in front of your lens. Such a pity.
Flygdugliga är många. Förutom de på museum. Vi har forfarande Viggen JA 37 gömda på Vägbaser i reserv. Behöver väl bara en tvätt, smörjning och tankning så kan de va i luften på några timmar
Som Konsum949 säger finns inga JA-37 då dom hade en allt för komplicerad avionik för att kunna hållas luftvärdiga så valde man att spara två av de enklare versionerna av Viggen en AJS-37 (37098) och en SK-37E (37809) av tekniska skäl och dessa 2 Viggen är dom enda idag som är luftvärdiga och har formella tillstånd att flyga med (om jag inte har helt fel). Av JA-37 har man bevarat ca 13st på museum och utställningar mm 6 hela flygplan och 7 har man endast bevarat framkroppen av övriga är ca 90 skrotade, drygt 10 totalhaverier, ett fåtal där ödet är okänt, endel har använts som brandövningsobjekt vid flottiljerna och ca 3 står på pelare vid vägar flottiljer resterande finns på museum utomlands.
A stunning beast! Years ago my Saab car dealer told stories about growing up in Sweden and seeing Drakens and Viggens in action. On several occasions he was driving through the forest when traffic stopped to allow a camouflaged fighter jet to emerge from the trees and take off from the road. So cool!
Yes it's true I've seen it my self in the 80 and beginning of 90, greetings from Sweden
Wow, the JA-37 is such a cool looking aircraft, and was such an amazing R&D effort by the Swedish nation to develop it, and the associated capabilities in their country,
One hell of a landing!! 😁
Viggen, a great aircraft.
This is my second all time favorite modern fighter after The Mig-23 Flogger. The SAAB VIGGIN is a Beautiful Delta wing design and sadly retired from service as of 2007 in favor of the SAAB Gripen. Fun fact the SAAB VIGGENS are the only known fighter to get a Radar Lock on the SR-71'S. Viggen pilots would track the SR's on their routine flights and radar Lock the SR's even thought SR-71'S would be using extensive jamming. Crazy as no known Mig-25 Foxbat's ever got a radar Lock on an SR-71 on account from Lt. Belenko a Mig-25 Foxbat driver himself.
the viggen had a very good radar. it could see things at a long distance and also with a wide field of view, and disturbing it with jamming was difficult. this was because of the way the viggen operated, taking off from road runways out of a roadside bunker in the middle of nowhere, and to some extent replacing ground based radars in case of war.
Viggenpilots also protected a damaged SR-71 from Soviet airplanes. The viggen pilots got medals from Usa after things cooled down.
Flying over Sweden in the Cold War was like disturbing a hornets nest, most of the time the pilots were up in the air in 5 minutes intercepting NATO or Soviet machines.
Oavsett JA eller SK, Viggen (som jag har sett på nära håll flera gånger) är ett extremt potent flygplan!
Dessutom skapligt högljudt?
Sk 37. To be even more nerdy an SK37E for electonic warfare, identified by the yellow lines and text on the black nose cone.
Be nerdy then:) I love all quirky facts concerning this fabolous machine so please keep it coming.
Jag trodde det var en trängnings viggen, pga av dubbla kupoler !
Hippis Det var det också ursprungligen, men tio st skolviggar modifierades i slutet på nittiotalet med utrustning för elektronisk krigsföring i bakre sits.
The Saab Viggen would win a beauty pageant.. sexy beast! 👍
I plan to go again in 2023, but I'm always annoyed by the spotters who can't keep their mouths shut when you're filming, loudspeakers and heads suddenly in front of your lens. Such a pity.
True, very annoying
Viggen is massive.
Hell yeah! Looks like it's gonna eat the planes beside, in the start... 😀
@@jonnifjader Yeah, look you can almost walk under the wings.
Power! And short start! On high way roads also!
SK37, NOT JA37. Just change the titel...
Different enging !..the JA has alot more power!!…and different i most other things too!
Like a Boss!
This is an SK37. There are no airworthy JA 37s, unfortunately.
kan också se det för att den har ju dubbel sits
SAAB SK37 37809 "Olle 61"
Flygdugliga är många. Förutom de på museum. Vi har forfarande Viggen JA 37 gömda på Vägbaser i reserv. Behöver väl bara en tvätt, smörjning och tankning så kan de va i luften på några timmar
@@eliaslundstedt5607 Nej, det har vi inte. De är skickade till nersmältning sedan länge
Som Konsum949 säger finns inga JA-37 då dom hade en allt för komplicerad avionik för att kunna hållas luftvärdiga så valde man att spara två av de enklare versionerna av Viggen en AJS-37 (37098) och en SK-37E (37809) av tekniska skäl och dessa 2 Viggen är dom enda idag som är luftvärdiga och har formella tillstånd att flyga med (om jag inte har helt fel). Av JA-37 har man bevarat ca 13st på museum och utställningar mm 6 hela flygplan och 7 har man endast bevarat framkroppen av övriga är ca 90 skrotade, drygt 10 totalhaverier, ett fåtal där ödet är okänt, endel har använts som brandövningsobjekt vid flottiljerna och ca 3 står på pelare vid vägar flottiljer resterande finns på museum utomlands.
Such a powerful aircraft. I am still disappointed how weak the JAS looks in comparison.
Of course in the end effectiveness counts.
Thats NOT a JA 37 Viggen!!….Thats a SK 37 Viggen!….school Plane!….2 seater!
I dont like the cockpit layout of this model, should be a one piece canopy
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