Saab 37 Viggen - fotod ja videod

2007 Saab 37 Viggen ("Thunderbolt") on Rootsi endine üheistmeline ühemootoriline lühimaa lahingulennuk. Selle tüübi arendustööd alustati Saabis 1952. aastal ja pärast radikaalse deltatiiva konfiguratsiooni valimist tegi saadud lennuk oma esimese lennu 8. veebruaril 1967 ja alustas teenistust 21. juunil 1971. Viggen eristub sellest, et see on esimene koguses toodetud canardi disain. Viggen oli ka kõige arenenum hävituslennuk Euroopas kuni Panavia tornaado kasutuselevõtuni operatiivteenistuses 1981. aastal.

Allikas: Saab 37 Viggen Vikipeedias

2007 Saab 37 Viggen was a multirole combat aircraft developed and produced by Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s. It had a distinctive design with a delta wing and a canard foreplane, as well as a thrust reverser that enabled it to land on short runways. The Viggen was capable of performing various missions, such as fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, maritime patrol and interceptor.
It was the first canard aircraft to enter operational service and the most advanced fighter in Europe until the introduction of the Panavia Tornado. The Viggen served exclusively with the Swedish Air Force until its retirement in 2007, when it was replaced by the Saab JAS 39 Gripen.