![]() In 1985, the Austrian Air Force purchased 24 Saab-Scania reconditioned Drakens. Special models have also been exported to Denmark and Finland. By then, it had been almost totally replaced by Saab Viggen and Saab Gripen in Swedish service, although it remains in limited numbers in both military and civilian versions. The last was the J 35J version, in the early 1990s. The J 35 Draken underwent several upgrades. Although not designed to be a dogfighter, Draken proved to have good instantaneous turn capability and was a very capable fighter. The aircraft had good performance for its day, when it entered service in 1960. The Danish Drakens are so far the heaviest to have been in service. The Draken has a drag chute to reduce landing speed.Īll Drakens are interceptors with limited air to ground capability, with the sole exception of the Danish Drakens, which are strike aircraft capable of carrying AGM-12 Bullpup missiles, advanced jammers, and increased internal and external fuel stores. A ram turbine, under the nose, provides emergency power and the engine has a built-in emergency starter unit. (The double-delta shape was so revolutionary that it warranted the only test aircraft built in Sweden in order to test the concept of the double delta that aircraft was the Saab 210, nick-named "Lilldraken".) Propulsion is provided by a single Svenska Flygmotor RM6B/C turbojet (Rolls-Royce Avon 200/300). The inner wing has an 80° angle for high speed performance, while the outer 60° wing gives good performance at low speeds. Its wings have a distinctive "double-delta" configuration, with one delta wing within another larger delta. Other requirements were the capability to able to operate from public roads, used as temporary airfields, and for re-fueling/re-arming to be carried out by conscripts, with little training, in no more than 10 minutes. In September 1949, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration issued a request for such an aircraft and work began the same year. The concept is similar to the US Air Force's F-104 Starfighter. Text from: Military Analyses Network at FAS.orgĪs the jet era started, Sweden saw the need for a jet fighter that could intercept bombers at high altitude, but also take on fighters. There are several versions of this aircraft and the type can Small oval air intakes are located onĮither side of the fuselage. Highly swept along both leading and trailing edge. Small canopy, extending beyond the trailing edge of the tail fin, which is small and is The single-seat combat aircraft has, a single engine and is equipped with two 30mmĪutomatic cannons and Sidewinder air-to-air guided weapons. ![]() Under license and later bought a number of ex-Swedish aircraft, and Austria ordered 24 modified Of these, 51 were exported to Denmark, Finland assembled 12 In all, 612 Drakens wereīuilt between 19. Search and track system, and both radar and IR guided missiles. The Swedish Air Force, including the all-weather J35F with its then advanced radar, infra-red The J35A Draken entered service in 1959 and was followed by five different versions for After much research includingįlight-testing of a 70 percent scale aircraft, the first prototype of the innovativeĭouble-delta Draken flew in late 1955 and Sweden´s first Mach 2 fighter was a reality, Introduced what was perhaps the most daring chapter so far in the history of the SwedishĪircraft industry, had been taken as far back as 1949. The decision to develop the Saab 35 Draken supersonic fighter, which The Saab 35 Draken is a second generation supersonic interceptor with a distinctiveĭouble delta wing. ![]() User Countries: Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Austria The J 35 was exported to Denmark, Finland and Austria.Įngines: 1 * Volvo Flygmotor 76 kN SFA RM.6C Performance, but is said to be difficult to fly. Section is higly swept and has the oval jet intakes in the leadingĮdges the outbords sections have less sweep. The Draken was optimized for short runwaysĪnd high climbing speed.
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