Saab AJS-37 Viggen thrust reverser landing and short take off. Swedish Air Force 90 years at Malmen

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  • @kkhalifah1019
    @kkhalifah1019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2374

    First time I've seen a jet fighter do a 3-point turn.

    • @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312
      @sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      well driver thinks its a car

    • @JohnSmith-cy9tt
      @JohnSmith-cy9tt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Try that with a F35

    • @117nighthawk2
      @117nighthawk2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      EVEN HAVE BOW THRUSTER

    • @gordon4385
      @gordon4385 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, they make you do it to get your license.

    • @maxjasmine
      @maxjasmine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's so the pilot can stop at Starbucks for a Latte Grande.

  • @Breznak
    @Breznak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    The landing was amazing but the take-off absolutely blew my mind.

    • @mathiasandersson4153
      @mathiasandersson4153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It is designed to start and land from our country roads and highways. As our doctrine was that in case of Russian aggression and war our airfields would be the first targets so we relocate our airforce out into our vast forests and use most big roads as runways.

    • @Breznak
      @Breznak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mathiasandersson4153 we in the eastern block operated military jets from fotorways too, but our (Czechoslovakia) MiG-21s And Su-17 weren't nearly as STOL as the mighty Viggen.

    • @seybertooth9282
      @seybertooth9282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Breznak Isn't the Czech republic considering getting Gripen?

    • @Breznak
      @Breznak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@seybertooth9282 yes, we've been flying 14 leased Gripens since mid-2000s (i think)

    • @fritzmuller8246
      @fritzmuller8246 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Landing was more of a smack down . Carrier style

  • @Citadin
    @Citadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    The pilot saw the "No Parking 9am to 5pm" sign on the runway so he had to turn around and find another place to land.

    • @UltraNoobian
      @UltraNoobian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would hope its no parking, on the main runway.

    • @JCrashB
      @JCrashB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Naw he saw his ex on the other end of the runway and bugged the fuck out.

    • @reggiesm4460
      @reggiesm4460 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Underrated

    • @emrikbergman8993
      @emrikbergman8993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂

  • @josiahricafrente585
    @josiahricafrente585 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1290

    Did that plane seriously just execute a 3-point turn like it was no big deal?

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      It wasn't. :)

    • @annahl7591
      @annahl7591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sure did baby

    • @michaelgautreaux3168
      @michaelgautreaux3168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup! 😮😆👍

    • @wombot2406
      @wombot2406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      SWEDISH ENGINEERING BABY

    • @mennit4959
      @mennit4959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Josiah Ricafrente it isn‘t a big deal.

  • @HeliPadUSA
    @HeliPadUSA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +303

    What everyone seems to be missing in the comments about this video is - the amazing thing is, planes should always take off in to the wind and land in to the wind....this guy has so much thrust he just does whatever the hell he wants!

    • @robguyatt9602
      @robguyatt9602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you suggesting he shouldn't have done the 3 point turn but just took off again backwards? LOL. Oh and with afterburner of course. LOL

    • @Catcrumbs
      @Catcrumbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I don't think a fighter without enough power to overcome a tailwind would be much use.

    • @karl-erikmumler9820
      @karl-erikmumler9820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Catcrumbs It is but not for Sweden.

    • @donsekr8520
      @donsekr8520 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don’t get it do you!

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just like every other fighter since the early 60’s. So what?

  • @mrk5579
    @mrk5579 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Keep in mind that this was done in the 1970s. First fighter to have reverse thrust and being able to operate on 500m runways

  • @Tehinke
    @Tehinke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I've seen the AJ37 Viggen and JAS 39 Gripen train together back in the late 90's. Yoy could easily tell them apart from 10 km away. Just by their sound. Viggen puts a smile on your face even at fairly close range with it's brutal roar. The Gripen makes an awful screeching noice that just makes you want to put earplugs in, even from 2km away.
    Anyways, the Viggen did a circular turn while the Gripen made a figure 8 inside it's radius. It was beautiful to see.

  • @seybertooth9282
    @seybertooth9282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Had the pleasure of seeing an airshow with Viggen when I first joined the Swedish Army in the 80's, while the plane was still in service. I have of course seen displays with Gripen later, and while the latter is obviously a more modern aircraft, damn the Viggen was a BEAST. Absolute power. Weird how the Swedish AF went from muscular and masculine Viggen direct to the nimble and elegant Gripen. It's like going from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Scarlett Johansson.

  • @killar56137
    @killar56137 7 ปีที่แล้ว +541

    wow first time ive seen a jet reverse thrust like putting a car in reverse.

    • @egustafson
      @egustafson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      They used to do it with airliners in the 70's until the noise complaints rolled in

    • @Repented008
      @Repented008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@egustafson md-80

    • @RedLP5000S
      @RedLP5000S 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      727

    •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They drift them Malmö to Boden + it can bounce like a Mexican car.

    • @vitalylesindorf640
      @vitalylesindorf640 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Il-62 did the same.

  • @JIMJAMSC
    @JIMJAMSC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    Why did he back up and turn around a fighter?
    Because he can.

    • @soiah
      @soiah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      it is meant for 500 meters runaway with 10 minute resupply and back into air window

    • @michaeltempsch5282
      @michaeltempsch5282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@soiah... in and out of a siding/pocket off a highway...

    • @HeliPadUSA
      @HeliPadUSA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Air show - showin' off.

    • @thethirdman225
      @thethirdman225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@HeliPadUSA Operational requirement.

    • @thedude4795
      @thedude4795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They said Gripen cant.
      Well, I guess it CANND'

  • @omnipotent3443
    @omnipotent3443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Add a public road as the airstrip, with tall pine trees just meters away from the wing tips, full service as in refueling, new weapons and new intel for the driver(sic!) out in the woods, and all of the ground service supplied by drafted personell in an ultra flat organization with an absolute minimum of brass.
    Sure was something to be proud of then, back in the days.

  • @lindenloon
    @lindenloon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    The Viggen is a masterpiece!

    • @38wonderfullife
      @38wonderfullife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It sure is

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wery much good looking destroyer-eliminator badass machine.

    • @dotdashdotdash
      @dotdashdotdash 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      makes me think of a cobra

    • @lastpokemon
      @lastpokemon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes in the eyes of its creators. I thought the swedes were masters of the design -- they should stick to the table tennis and European English pop

    • @simonmercier6733
      @simonmercier6733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@lastpokemon And you should stick with Pokemon.

  • @peteraksenov7032
    @peteraksenov7032 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw and heard J 37 Viggen almost every day, I'm born and raised in Tullinge F18 (South Stockholm) in the 80s and early 90s... It vas epic....

    • @sdfghgtrew
      @sdfghgtrew ปีที่แล้ว

      Söder om söder fan

  • @robinjansen8522
    @robinjansen8522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Saw this Saab demo at the Dutch Airforce Days 2019 and my god, this is the true definition of airpower

    • @peterl8548
      @peterl8548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Remeber, one time, at the airfield of Gällivare when doing some skydiving, before an airshow the next day.
      Was packing my chute, and all of a sudden the hair of my neck rose.
      I turned 180 degrees, and there it was- The mighty Viggen, A low fly by with reheater swoshing over our heads, many, many kn/h that it would do the following day on the actual airshow.
      I actually did some somersaults.
      That engine roar!

    • @6105boe
      @6105boe 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wouldn’t do very well as an air to air fighter, it’s really more of a bomber/anti-ship/interceptor

    • @Groza_Dallocort
      @Groza_Dallocort 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@6105boe it was still going to be used against other fighters therefor the J-version

  • @lovecchio420
    @lovecchio420 7 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    This plane has a killer profile. So sharp.

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's because it's an destroyer-eliminator badass machine. Made in Sweden. Heavy duty. Who remember the cold war???

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erikahl7180 very fine Beautiful plane.

    • @WanderingShadow100
      @WanderingShadow100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean....so SABB ?

  • @helios-aswedishbloodhound6272
    @helios-aswedishbloodhound6272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was in the military and served the swedish air forces as a 1:th technichian to Saab JA 37 Viggen.
    Prepared the fighter in the morning, then 4 clearance during each day, before take off. I must say, The Viggen fighter is a beast, so powerful but still smooth. I miss those days a lot!

    • @Jarek_73
      @Jarek_73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any idea about its consumption during the start? It seems like 100 litres per second 😁😉

    • @teslacawe2622
      @teslacawe2622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      jarygot When parked and idle it took about 70 litres/minute. When it took off it was like a swirl in its gas tank..

    • @neilstern1694
      @neilstern1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@teslacawe2622 you would think they would take off at less power and then hit it. Or is that not possible? I'm don't know much about these things.

    • @teslacawe2622
      @teslacawe2622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@neilstern1694 Naa, no point with that for a quick and safe take off.

    • @neilstern1694
      @neilstern1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@teslacawe2622 ah it's safe at full power, thank you for your reply ✌

  • @warbuzzard7167
    @warbuzzard7167 6 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    I looked up "Badass" in the Webster's the other day. The second entry under Clint Eastwood's picture was the Saab Viggen!

    • @stefanpersson6475
      @stefanpersson6475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      90000 bhp Viking fighting machine. Designed to kill Russians.

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stefanpersson6475 it still is, designed to kill. In Finland be use the term Hävittäjä! It means destroyer and eliminator in one word! It's a superlative. Viggen. Real badass HÄVITTÄJÄ!

    • @michaelgautreaux3168
      @michaelgautreaux3168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😆👍

    • @kullenberg83
      @kullenberg83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Agent J I bet they aint alowed to

    • @PETURK
      @PETURK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chuck Norris would not agree ;-) But this plane, what year was it produced? This was way ahead of it´s time!

  • @bumblebob5979
    @bumblebob5979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I love this plane, will never stop!
    It's shape, abilities and massive power.
    Saab and Volvo together!
    A fantastic bird from a different era

    • @eternity68
      @eternity68 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love Viggen🔥, its powerful raw looks , the noice it made watching it in airshows

    • @WildWildWeasel
      @WildWildWeasel ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun fact, the Volvo RM8 is a license built version of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 with an added afterburner.

    • @lurtzy_
      @lurtzy_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WildWildWeasel That's a fact, not a fun fact. Stop saying ''Fun Fact'', its not funny?

    • @WildWildWeasel
      @WildWildWeasel ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lurtzy_ nobody asked, sod off 💀

  • @davidjames1063
    @davidjames1063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Truly an aircraft AHEAD of it's time !
    I loved this one ever since childhood.

    • @ZFilms11
      @ZFilms11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahead of its time? Definitely not. It was a product of the great and proven engineering already at their feet.

    • @lurtzy_
      @lurtzy_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ZFilms11 It definitely was ahead of its time when it was released.

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lurtzy_Absolutely not. It was thoroughly outperformed in all relevant aspects by a great many aircraft from the day it was introduced.

    • @tortap
      @tortap 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZFilms11 "1985 - introduction of the data link (encrypted communication between up to 4 fighters and ground control), which allowed passive firings about a decade before any other country sported such system"

  • @richardkroll2269
    @richardkroll2269 6 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Pilot lands on his street, "Honey, I forgot my work keys for the office", takes off again. Jeez that was short. You could hide those aircraft and support them all over the world.

    • @allep360
      @allep360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Richard Kroll the Swedish Highway system are Made completely straight on certain sections to be used as runways.

    • @jesperepe
      @jesperepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was exactly the point

  • @DRWvids
    @DRWvids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It's amazing how short landing and take off the saab needed. Absolutely awesome aircraft.

  • @JZ909
    @JZ909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    One of my favorite cold war fighters. While other nations spent all their resources into making their fighters faster and more maneuverable with bigger radars and missiles, the Viggen had survivability on the ground baked into the airframe as a core concept just as much the F-16 had dogfighting baked into the design. With the prevalence of missile threats to air bases, even today, militaries could learn a lot from the concept of the Viggen.

    • @bigbazar5226
      @bigbazar5226 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAAB marketing coping and seething right now. Long way of saying that it was worse than other aircraft lmao "surv is baked into it's core" lmao listen to yourself talk holy shit you sound like an A-10 coper

    • @orue5499
      @orue5499 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      viggen was also made to be the fastest at low altitudes and it was damn good at that

  • @parrotraiser6541
    @parrotraiser6541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    Looks as though that machine could defend a Walmart, flying off the parking lot.

    • @kirra9152
      @kirra9152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The jet blast would be very convenient to the visitors and their parking ride, not to mention the sound.

    • @insertnamehere8096
      @insertnamehere8096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No parking spot? NO PROBLEM!!!
      JUST DROP SOME JDAMS TO MAKE YOURSELF A SPOT!!! AND WITH OUR LATEST MODLE YOU CAN BACK INTO IT TOO!!!!!

    • @juri8723
      @juri8723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      america 2030

    • @MAarshall
      @MAarshall 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao!

    • @michaelgautreaux3168
      @michaelgautreaux3168 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍😆😉

  • @MrDankTM
    @MrDankTM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1266

    Fun fact: No one knows the top speed of the Viggen since they could never stop accelerating without running out of fuel

    • @skogling
      @skogling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      That was said about Draken. Not Viggen. 😉

    • @MrDankTM
      @MrDankTM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@skogling hm heard it from my uncle so that explains it

    • @MrDankTM
      @MrDankTM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@skogling also i like draken more so thats epic

    • @skogling
      @skogling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@yt45204 Both then. 🤣

    • @marshalcraft
      @marshalcraft 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @John C. that sounds about right, I think aircraft with the canards tend to have a slightly lower top speed due to extra drag at the cost of increased manueverability at high aoa. Don't know what the big stink is today about short field capabliity these days?

  • @SimplyRed66
    @SimplyRed66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Great fighter jet!!Reverse gear and all!! Looks like a Star Wars Jedi fighter🚀!! Swedish tech at its best!! 👍👆

    • @TheKasperlkopf
      @TheKasperlkopf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It doesnt have a reverse gear tho

  • @hawkertyphoon4537
    @hawkertyphoon4537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When your Airforce can in the Pine trees, when their Jets are manoevrable like Cars...
    You are doing something right. You are doing a bang-up Job!
    Well done Sweden.

  • @paraluppimassimo9539
    @paraluppimassimo9539 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Viggen the best. Respect from Italy

  • @Compasscard
    @Compasscard ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That is an incredible piece of engineering. It's a very atypical plane but well ahead of it's time.

  • @Antagraber
    @Antagraber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    SAAB . Unique brand, as their cars used to be. One of a kind.

  • @davidhildebrand8894
    @davidhildebrand8894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nothing like seeing the Pratt and Whitney JT8 (Used on Boeing 737-200, Boeing 727-200, and McDonnell Douglas MD-80s) on a fighter jet!

  • @CapulloSpawn
    @CapulloSpawn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Wait a minute: where is the beep when the jet drives back? That's really dangerous :D

    • @karl-erikmumler9820
      @karl-erikmumler9820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It actually had a horn to honk at cars while driving down country roads. Not kidding.

  • @Toolman999999
    @Toolman999999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Extremly short landing. It brakes and reverses trust so hard that the back end almost lifts.

  • @hanslindquist4183
    @hanslindquist4183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I miss Viggen in the sky where I live

    • @MAarshall
      @MAarshall 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Det gör vi allihopa :'(

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A Jag har alltid älskat att "se" är ett fel ord, uppleva är bättre. It's not just a plane, it's a happening. Fallande lövet.

    • @RadioactiveSaddam
      @RadioactiveSaddam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too

    • @arlandaplanespotting
      @arlandaplanespotting 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samma här. Flög över byn jag är uppfödd i vid inflygning till F4. Senare hade jag lyckan att göra värnplikten som flygmekaniker på Viggen :)

  • @TheCraigHudson
    @TheCraigHudson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I'm here because of dcs world new module coming out from leatherneck sims. Never even heard of the ajs37 till a few months ago but damn it is pretty slick

    • @rillz11
      @rillz11 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Viggen and phantom have to be my two favorite aircraft, especially from this era. High speed down on the deck is just a thrill to see.
      binge watching right now while dcs downloads and installs!

    • @cougar231000
      @cougar231000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have It on FSX, but the dcs versione Is surely Better overral......

    • @MrMerrick671
      @MrMerrick671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saw a Viggen many years ago and not only impressed by its STOL capabilities but also its impressive noise. Only the F-14 was louder.

  • @localbod
    @localbod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for posting.
    This is a fine demonstration of STOL capability.

  • @nicholasshaw9772
    @nicholasshaw9772 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    When reversing it should sound "beep beep beep"

    • @ArifSelect1
      @ArifSelect1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      why have to beep beep if you can hear the sound in 3 miles radius 🤣

    • @2ebarman
      @2ebarman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ArifSelect1 No need for beeping, this vehicle is equipped with backstander-auto-removal system.

    • @jmvneto51
      @jmvneto51 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be funny! kkkkk

    • @rockym2931
      @rockym2931 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is funny!

  • @waynemitchell1076
    @waynemitchell1076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely drop-dead gorgeous jet. Best looking SAAB ever.

    • @RedLP5000S
      @RedLP5000S 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that's including their cars.

    • @joakimwohlfeil
      @joakimwohlfeil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ooops, first check out the looks of Viggens older brother 35 Draken before claiming final victory in cool looks ;-)

    • @waynemitchell1076
      @waynemitchell1076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joakimwohlfeil beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. From certain angles, to me, in comparison, the Draken looks like a flat triangle with a tail. But again, at different angles I can understand how different people would fall in love with it.👍

  • @andersleofranzen7019
    @andersleofranzen7019 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a great Aircraft - we miss You Viggen🫀🙏🥰!!!

  • @michaelgautreaux3168
    @michaelgautreaux3168 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me again. Can't get enough of this vid! High sink touch down. What, a sub 530'(foot) landing roll out. Turns itself around & executes a sub 470'(foot) take off roll! Talk about a clear air departure that the "junior service service" (U.S.) can't pull off. 😮😲😆👍👍

  • @daveskinner5131
    @daveskinner5131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of the absolute great fighters, the delta at full potential.

  • @svmik
    @svmik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That clicking of camera shutters the moment afterburner is switched on.... :-)

  • @Lundamyrstrollet
    @Lundamyrstrollet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Everyone else: line up at one end of the runway to have as much space as possible for safety reasons...
    Swedish Viggen: just turn around in the middle and use the shortest part of the runway...

  • @stefanjohansson3670
    @stefanjohansson3670 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow, det bästa flygplanet för Sverige. Kan säkert gå ner och upp överallt. 👍

  • @NoWacko
    @NoWacko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Pilot:“Shit, I forgot to buy milk, let me turn around quickly.“

  • @markusartner6214
    @markusartner6214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, I knew this plane was a solid piece of engineering, but this is makes even more amazing. Using the thrust reverser as 'reverse gear' is a unique feature, AFAIK. Why did I have to learn the 3-point-turn in a bloody Peugeot 205, then?! 🤔😁

  • @doszymona81
    @doszymona81 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    That's the purpouse to install back mirrors in jet fighters :D

  • @parlindstrom4641
    @parlindstrom4641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So cool to see that aircraft in real life and with there skilled pilots.
    Had the honor to say hi to one of them in my military service.

  • @avant74
    @avant74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the upload! According to this movie, there was a mere 187-195 meters takeoff length!! 2 days ago I saw this gem at the 2021 Airshow in Kecskemét - also with this awesome manovre. Really unbelievable to see this in live, too - It took approx 9 seconds to take all wheels off (in calm, windstill weather) from releasing the brakes.

  • @mmmolin
    @mmmolin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beast!

  • @ricardo2573
    @ricardo2573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always loved this aircraft since lad, later on working on this field I haven't seen such a STOL in a jet other than AV8B (not VTOL) I am confident that it is even shorter than that on STOL configuration. Impressive and beautiful plane.

  • @Emjee51617
    @Emjee51617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ooh THATS SO COOL MAKES ME A PROUD SWEDE 🇸🇪 vilket plan det var grymt alltså!!

  • @littlebritain64
    @littlebritain64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love these airplanes from Sweden!!

    • @ozerfilip
      @ozerfilip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Swedish planes are always special, amazing, beautiful and efficient !!
      Single.

  • @fredtedstedman
    @fredtedstedman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You've gotta love this plane , it's just amazing what it can do !Pretty impressive for late 60's jet . It would make a great carrier jet with that performance . Wales UK.

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erikahl7180 That's why we have Mustang's and Cessnas for, they can reach Moskou!! Hehe.

    • @Ronnymikkonen2686
      @Ronnymikkonen2686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erikahl7180 That's why we have Mustang's and Cessnas for, they can reach Moskou!! Hehe.

    • @herrakaarme
      @herrakaarme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@erikahl7180 Probably less than the VTOL F-35B, which is the fighter for the new British aircraft carriers.

    • @Sweetteawillie
      @Sweetteawillie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The performance would most likely be diminished if it were fitted for carrier service... heavier landing gears and such to withstand the stressful environment.
      Still, an impressive machine!

    • @christerahs9776
      @christerahs9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The landing gears on that plane could take that with no modifikation.
      They were made to take HARD landings on short roads even between craters after bombings.

  • @andrewbeattieRAB
    @andrewbeattieRAB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am sure I am hardly the only one to realize how reversers could LIMIT an overshoot or CAUSE an aggressor to overshoot. Pretty amazing.

    • @andreascarlberg3998
      @andreascarlberg3998 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can not do this in the air. Just for shortening landings.

  • @davidporter499
    @davidporter499 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always one of my favourites at Farnborough, back in the day. It is a credit to the Swedish Air Force that they kept the Vigen, albeit updated, in service so long.

  • @cultured5147
    @cultured5147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It feels like "oops wrong airfield my bad" and immediately takes off to prevent further embarassment

  • @hudson2441
    @hudson2441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I used to have a diecast little matchbox model of this jet. Always thought it was a cool looking plane. Not every fighter of note in the world is American.
    I heard one of these achieved lock on an SR71 Blackbird

    • @Tiger313NL
      @Tiger313NL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And not just once either. :)

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They also saved one. It had engine trouble over the Baltic and a couple of Viggen escorted it and protected it from being forced down behind the iron curtain. The pilots got some medals last year I think it was when it was declassified and all the pilots could meet after more than 30 years.

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zapfanzapfan That's a very cool story... is there anywhere that one can see that on-line?

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lohikarhu734 Interview with the pilots on Swedish TV so it's partly in Swedish. th-cam.com/video/o_IR-GKJUAg/w-d-xo.html

    • @seybertooth9282
      @seybertooth9282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zapfanzapfan Yes, this is a true story. A flight of Viggen escorted a damaged SR-71 out of Soviet airspace, got to it right before the Soviet Migs.

  • @Feuergraf
    @Feuergraf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That's the plane ATC doesn't tell the wind data to when giving landing/take off clearance because it just doesn't matter

  • @03Memito
    @03Memito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I cried after watching this. Human engineering is amazing

  • @blixbelliose3206
    @blixbelliose3206 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A beast. A section of these aircraft flying low would rattle your teeth. Guess that's what happen when you take a big afterburner and slap a cockpit on to it.

  • @Salvavideocrack
    @Salvavideocrack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not even a spacecraft would land an take off so rapidly, godly pilot skills.

  • @MeatVision
    @MeatVision 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've never seen a fighter jet doing something like that. Crazy

  • @greggsevern3277
    @greggsevern3277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an absolute beast! Hairs on end listening to the crackle and roar of that massive engine. Love it!!!!

    • @bjornwetterbom
      @bjornwetterbom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was there in 2012 for the display, and stood about where the photographer stands. I first saw the Viggen do this trick circa 1985, when I was 9 years old. In 2012, when the power of the afterburner hit me in the chest, I screamed of joy. My son, who was four at the time, was more interested in the popcorn though...

    • @legan8140
      @legan8140 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome Volvo engine built in Trollhättan.

  • @petter5721
    @petter5721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Viggen could takeoff from an aircraft carrier without a catapult, damn impressive!
    Viggen (Thunderbolt) is the coolest name on a fighter ever 💪🏻

  • @shadowjack8
    @shadowjack8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That was insane! Never seen a jet do that before. Can you imagine how cheap aircraft carries would be if they could all do this? No more cats, no more arresting gears. You might even be able to eliminate the need for angled decks or jump ramps. Straight decks would rule again. Didn't Saab use a sterling engine for subs that could take out our carriers? Lets hope they remain an ally.

    • @wkruit
      @wkruit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Royal Navy has hips and aircraft that can do that.

    • @nilsbrattgard9586
      @nilsbrattgard9586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, as a swedish dude I'll just confirm that we wouldn't be a threat even if we for some unlikely reason started siding with Russia or something. Our military is so small we'd be gone in a week (last I read that is about the time we could feasibly protect ourselves if a larger military power attacked).
      Viggen is a freaking sweet plane though, and we can make some nice submarines too, so we've got the design skills at least.

    • @Breznak
      @Breznak 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nilsbrattgard9586 Oh, good to know. You better watch out 'cause we're comming for you with our mighty czech army of doom! Now that we ordered four (sic!) ah-1s we can crush anyone.

    • @Breznak
      @Breznak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wkruit The Royal Navy has hips to take down US carriers...must be due to the increasing gender balance amongst sailors.

    • @Groza_Dallocort
      @Groza_Dallocort 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nilsbrattgard9586 during the cold war it was a diffrent story though

  • @viking_II
    @viking_II 7 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Amazing versatility, and all done by 1 relatively small country.

    • @MaskinJunior
      @MaskinJunior 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      After all, Russia was next door and during the cold war we took that threat serious. If you take USAF minimum flight-levels at wartime, and half them, that was regular flight levels for training.
      Viggen does not have stealth, but was invisible to radar anyway by flying so low it literally was hiding beneath the terrain.

    • @MrMerrick671
      @MrMerrick671 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They've recently come onboard with the future BAe Systems Tempest. Look it up and see what you think.

    • @Choschnebab
      @Choschnebab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Viking II small but very rich and technologically advanced country like Germany, France, Great Britain - europe in general

    • @raus_mit_Islam
      @raus_mit_Islam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Viking II a small country that is about to destroy itself through immigration.

    • @MlTGLIED
      @MlTGLIED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@raus_mit_Islam they call it "Tolerance" 😅

  • @jona.scholt4362
    @jona.scholt4362 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was damn impressive; not only the extremely short landing but also that very short takeoff. Wowza is the word I'm looking for.

  • @Bossgamer9000
    @Bossgamer9000 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Viggen really is a masterpiece.

  • @corb.6837
    @corb.6837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was actually pretty cool.

  • @jimdickson1969
    @jimdickson1969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love the swedes... this thing takes off from any country road... brilliant. Not even the russians can do that.

  • @houssamassila6274
    @houssamassila6274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pilot: Whoops, I forgot the mask, imma go get it, brb

  • @jerrytahaviation
    @jerrytahaviation 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Awesome video, man! Liked! ;-) Greetz

  • @geraldocesarrodrigues8285
    @geraldocesarrodrigues8285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Que espetáculo de águia voadora esse VIGGEN AJS-37. Que maravilha e honra para o Brasil ter e fabricar em conjunto o novíssimo GRIPEN NG com a Suécia. É exatamente originário desse espetáculo tecnológico da SAAB que Brasil e Suécia se unem para colocar nos ares, definitivamente, o novíssimo GRIPEN NG. Suécia, ownnn! Brasil, ownnn. G R I P E N NG ...

  • @Arnisho
    @Arnisho ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If the Finish winter war was a nightmare for the Soviets.
    An invasion of Sweden during the cold war would be Armageddon for them :)

  • @PETURK
    @PETURK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You realize this machine entered sevice in the 70s! ?! It still looks badass, and that takeoff performance. Was ANY other fighter doing that until the 90s?

  • @nozyspy4967
    @nozyspy4967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its amazing how you can actually see the thrust in the lensing of the air.

  • @tm502010
    @tm502010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn!! That was beautiful!

  • @BersekViking
    @BersekViking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    First time I've seen a fighter reverse.

    • @adam632
      @adam632 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It has R N 1+ and Afterburner- as gearbox 😆

    • @KludgeMaker
      @KludgeMaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or any plane.

  • @That_Freedom_Guy
    @That_Freedom_Guy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So much power in such a relatively small package!
    The power to weight ratio is huge compared to the machines that most of us use in our lives! Crazy cool!

  • @MrMASSEYJONES
    @MrMASSEYJONES 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now, THAT’s a great video.
    Not from the spectator viewpoint, but from the operational side of the field.

  • @miketyper
    @miketyper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of my favorite cold warbirds.

  • @kderrida
    @kderrida 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That's got to be the aviation equivalent of doing donuts in the parking lot

    • @MaskinJunior
      @MaskinJunior 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, Landing in the parking lot would be that. th-cam.com/video/9SmJs3R1ZDc/w-d-xo.htmlm28s

    • @ex-engineer6657
      @ex-engineer6657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Popping wheelies... In the driveway

  • @vincentbrok1
    @vincentbrok1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “And I’ll just back up the truck here and head off where I came from” amazing

  • @swdr7441
    @swdr7441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a strong pilot, a real, super class. The skill is above all. He feels everything. Respect for the pilot, respect. 👍👍👍👍

  • @steggs69
    @steggs69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolutely beautiful jet. What I love about the Swedes is they make jets for them, due to their specific requirements.

    • @erikaskeroth9720
      @erikaskeroth9720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not "just" jets, They make their own submarines, navy, buy leopard2 from Germany and take out almost everything and exchange it whith Their own technology. They make their own smal arms, tank grenades(Carl-Gustaf) and is one of the most technological country in the world when it comes to military technology. And the country has just 10 million people.
      And if you compensate for the small population, Sweden is the country that export the most military weapon and technology in the world. It's verry impresive!

  • @hamannshaikh7398
    @hamannshaikh7398 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *I WAS REALLY SURPRISED WHEN HE REVERSED* 😱😱😱

  • @jmeyer3rn
    @jmeyer3rn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saab. Sob. I had one of these. Little convertible. Loved it. Can’t remember the year. Sold it. Now Saab is into this sweet little number. 3-point turn. Yeah. I used to do those in MY Saab.

  • @user-lc3nm2kf1v
    @user-lc3nm2kf1v ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3-point turn with plane just blew my mind lol

  • @georged7239
    @georged7239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    For a brief moment when it stopped moving i thought it would transform into a robot...

  • @brucelamberton8819
    @brucelamberton8819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very underrated aircraft - as are most Saabs

  • @davidcollis4758
    @davidcollis4758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think SAAB had some of the coolest looking planes EVER!

  • @jakobole
    @jakobole 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw one at Aalborg DK in 2006 - I had just rained. Awesome when the reversers kicked in :)

  • @mickemike2148
    @mickemike2148 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That is such a cool party trick!

  • @Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab
    @Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As Darth Vader said: "Impressive...MOST impressive!"

  • @commandingnationsintl7792
    @commandingnationsintl7792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay. After the 2020 I've had I want one of these for Christmas.

  • @marcy3127
    @marcy3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow imagine having that much power in your hands!!!

  • @markusbjorklund5920
    @markusbjorklund5920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Fun fact: Viggen has a Volvo RM8 turbofan that is basically a Pratt & Whitney JT8D. With an additional afterburner. So I would like to see a pair of RM8s bolted on to a DC-9 and see a takeoff with full afterburn.

    • @JH-lo9ut
      @JH-lo9ut 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg!

  • @oskich
    @oskich 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Bra bromsar för 10+ ton flygplan :-)

    • @Phazer480
      @Phazer480 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oskar Strandman Ja men ca 17 ton. Härlig kärra!

    • @sirsmeghead
      @sirsmeghead 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tja, låter man jetstrålen/utblåset riktas framåt genom skårorna på sidan så stannar den rätt så fort ja :)

  • @peterjackson2625
    @peterjackson2625 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember seeing the Saab Viggen at Farnborough very many years ago, and being very impressed by it.

  • @gracianomendoza8671
    @gracianomendoza8671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bet you it has lane departure, ABS, back up camera, apple i-play, etc. Amazing!