SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2)
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SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2)
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2.
The Gripen is a state of the art multirole combat aircraft, arguably the first "fourth-generation" fighter to reach service. It maintains the tradition of excellence in Swedish fighter design, but departs from tradition in proving a very competitive item for export sales. This document provides a short history of the Gripen. In the 1970s, the "SAAB 37 Viggen" began to go into service with the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) as the nation's first-line combat aircraft. Swedish military planners then began to look down the road for a next-generation fighter to follow the Viggen. While US-made aircraft such as the F-16 or F/A-18 were considered, the Swedes had proven capable of building their own first-class fighter aircraft, tailored precisely to their specifications, and besides, modifying a foreign aircraft to fit into the tightly-linked Swedish defense network system would have been troublesome. In 1980, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) issued a requirement to Swedish manufacturers for a next-generation combat aircraft, then known as the "JAS (Jakt, Attack, & Spaning / Fighter, Attack, & Reconnaissance)". SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2). SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2. As the name implied, it was to be a multirole combat aircraft, with excellent performance and high agility to counter new Soviet fighters then going into service. It was to be simpler and cheaper to maintain than the Viggen, and easy to turn around quickly to ensure a high combat sortie rate. Long range was not a requirement, as the Flygvapnet's focus is on the defense of Sweden, not power projection. A consortium named "IndustrieGruppen JAS" was formed between SAAB-Scania, Volvo Flygmotor, Ericsson, and Foerenade Fabriksverken (now FFV Aerotech). The group's proposal, with the company designation "SAAB 2110", was accepted in the spring of 1982, with a contract signed in June for five prototypes with some modifications from the original proposal, plus an initial production batch of 30 aircraft and an option for 110 more. Work on the prototypes began in 1984, with a full-size mockup completed in early 1986. The program ran into technical problems, cost increases, and schedule slips, leading to lobbying for its cancellation and purchase of a foreign aircraft. However, the first single-seat "JAS-39A Gripen (Griffin)" prototype flew on 9 December 1988, with test pilot Stig Holstrom at the controls, and the controversy faded. Design work on the "JAS-39B" two-seat version for operational conversion training began in 1989. Unfortunately, the first JAS-39A prototype, the "39-1", was lost on 2 February 1989 due to a software glitch in the flight-control system. The aircraft veered off the runway on takeoff and cartwheeled, with the pilot, Lars Radestroem, suffering a broken arm. Work on cleaning up the software and fixing engine problems led to additional schedule slips. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2). SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2.
SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 1)SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2.
The Gripen is a state of the art multirole combat aircraft, arguably the first "fourth-generation" fighter to reach service. It maintains the tradition of excellence in Swedish fighter design, but departs from tradition in proving a very competitive item for export sales. This document provides a short history of the Gripen. In the 1970s, the "SAAB 37 Viggen" began to go into service with the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) as the nation's first-line combat aircraft. Swedish military planners then began to look down the road for a next-generation fighter to follow the Viggen. While US-made aircraft such as the F-16 or F/A-18 were considered, the Swedes had proven capable of building their own first-class fighter aircraft, tailored precisely to their specifications, and besides, modifying a foreign aircraft to fit into the tightly-linked Swedish defense network system would have been troublesome. In 1980, the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) issued a requirement to Swedish manufacturers for a next-generation combat aircraft, then known as the "JAS (Jakt, Attack, & Spaning / Fighter, Attack, & Reconnaissance)". SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2). SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2. As the name implied, it was to be a multirole combat aircraft, with excellent performance and high agility to counter new Soviet fighters then going into service. It was to be simpler and cheaper to maintain than the Viggen, and easy to turn around quickly to ensure a high combat sortie rate. Long range was not a requirement, as the Flygvapnet's focus is on the defense of Sweden, not power projection. A consortium named "IndustrieGruppen JAS" was formed between SAAB-Scania, Volvo Flygmotor, Ericsson, and Foerenade Fabriksverken (now FFV Aerotech). The group's proposal, with the company designation "SAAB 2110", was accepted in the spring of 1982, with a contract signed in June for five prototypes with some modifications from the original proposal, plus an initial production batch of 30 aircraft and an option for 110 more. Work on the prototypes began in 1984, with a full-size mockup completed in early 1986. The program ran into technical problems, cost increases, and schedule slips, leading to lobbying for its cancellation and purchase of a foreign aircraft. However, the first single-seat "JAS-39A Gripen (Griffin)" prototype flew on 9 December 1988, with test pilot Stig Holstrom at the controls, and the controversy faded. Design work on the "JAS-39B" two-seat version for operational conversion training began in 1989. Unfortunately, the first JAS-39A prototype, the "39-1", was lost on 2 February 1989 due to a software glitch in the flight-control system. The aircraft veered off the runway on takeoff and cartwheeled, with the pilot, Lars Radestroem, suffering a broken arm. Work on cleaning up the software and fixing engine problems led to additional schedule slips. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen (Wallpaper 2). SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. SAAB JAS 39 Gripen fighter airplane pictures and images collection 2.
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