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  2. Saab 35 Draken - Wikipedia

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    Saab 35J Saab 35C. The Saab 35 Draken (IPA: [²drɑːkɛn]; The Kite, ambiguous with The Dragon) [Nb 1] [3] is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget between 1955 and 1974.

  3. Cobra maneuver - Wikipedia

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    In aerobatics, the cobra maneuver (or just the cobra), also called dynamic deceleration, [1] among other names (see § Etymology), is a dramatic and demanding maneuver in which an airplane flying at a moderate speed abruptly raises its nose momentarily to a vertical and slightly past vertical attitude, causing an extremely high angle of attack and making the plane into a full-body air brake ...

  4. Saab 37 Viggen - Wikipedia

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    Development work begun during the early 1950s to develop a successor to the Saab 32 Lansen in the attack role, as well as to the Saab 35 Draken as a fighter. Saab's design team opted for a relatively radical delta wing configuration, and operation as an integrated weapon system in conjunction with Sweden's STRIL-60 national electronic air ...

  5. English Electric Lightning - Wikipedia

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    It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, ... Saab 35 Draken – (Sweden) Sukhoi Su-15 – (Soviet Union) Related lists.

  6. Supermaneuverability - Wikipedia

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    The Saab 35 Draken was another early aircraft with limited supermaneuverable capabilities. In 1983, the MiG-29 and in 1986, the Sukhoi Su-27 were deployed with this capability, which has since become standard in all of Russia's fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. There has been some speculation, but the mechanism behind the ...

  7. Saab JAS 39 Gripen - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1970s, Sweden sought to replace its aging Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen. [7] The Swedish Air Force required an affordable Mach 2 aircraft with good short-field performance for a defensive dispersed basing plan in the event of invasion; the plan included 800 m long by 17 m wide rudimentary runways that were part of the Bas 90 system.

  8. List of supersonic aircraft - Wikipedia

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    A supersonic aircraft is an aircraft which can exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1.0) in ... Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: United States ... Saab 35 Draken: Sweden ...

  9. Light fighter - Wikipedia

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    The light middleweight Saab 35 Draken was a second to third generation Mach 2 fighter produced from 1955 to 1974 and in service for 45 years, with empty weights from 6,577 kg (14,500) to 7,440 kg (16,400 lb). It was a double-delta wing single-engine fighter. Its steeply swept inner delta wing allowed for a high cruise speed.