Saab 37 “Wiggen” ( Swede. Saab 37 Viggen , viggen - lightning strike) - the third generation Swedish multirole fighter . Developed by SAAB in the 1960s to replace the Saab 35 Draken fighter [3] . In 1971, adopted by the Swedish Air Force , where it was used until 2005 . The world's first mass-produced military jet aircraft with front horizontal tail (a biplane-tandem aerodynamic scheme - a “duck” with a closely spaced front wing - a scheme in which the main wing is located in the bevel of the stream from the front horizontal tail).
| Saab 37 viggen | |
|---|---|
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| Type of | multirole fighter |
| Developer |  Saab ab |
| Manufacturer | Saab ab |
| The first flight | February 8, 1967 |
| Start of operation | 1971 year [1] |
| End of operation | 2005 year |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators |  Swedish Air Force |
| Units produced | 330 [2] |
Content
- 1 History of creation
- 2 Performance characteristics
- 3 Modifications
- 4 was in service
- 5 Flight simulators
- 6 Literature
- 7 notes
- 8 References
Creation History
Performance Specifications
- Modification: AJ.37
- Wingspan, m: 10.60
- Aircraft Length, m: 16.40
- Aircraft Height, m: 5.90
- Wing Area, m2: 52.20
- Weight kg
- empty: 9000
- normal take-off: 15480
- maximum take-off: 20450
- domestic fuel: 4750
- Engine type: 1 turbofan engine Volvo Flygmotor RM-8A
- Thrust, kN
- Unfocused: 1 x 65.70
- forced: 1 x 115.52
- Maximum speed, km / h:
- by the ground: 1350 ( M = 1.1)
- at height: 2195 ( M = 2.1)
- Ferry range, km: 3000
- Practical range, km
- at optimal height: 2150
- by the ground: 930
- Combat radius of action, km: 500-1000
- Rate of climb near the ground, m / s: 192
- Practical ceiling, m: 15500
- Max. operational overload: 7.5
- Crew, people: 1
- Armament: No built-in cannon armament
- Combat load: 5000 kg on 7 suspensions
- On the central suspension:
- Container with two or one 30-mm gun M / 55 (Aden)
- On 2 ventral: 2 PU 6x135 NUR Bofors
- On 2 internal underwing: 2 launchers 6x135 NUR Bofors or 2 anti-ship missiles Rb.04E (Rbs.15) or 2 UR air-surface Rb.05 (Rb.75)
- On 2 external underwing: up to 16 light bombs
Modifications
- AJ 37 - the first production modification. Attack aircraft with the ability to be used as a fighter. Issued 108 pcs. (serial numbers 37001-37108).
- AJS 37 - modernization of AJ 37. Upgraded 49 aircraft, which were in service until March 2000.
- Sk 37 - training aircraft. Structurally, it differs from the AJ-37 in the presence of the instructor’s cabin, equipped on the site of the removed front fuel tank, and the composition of the on-board equipment.
- SK 37E - jammer, upgraded Sk 37. Upgraded 19 cars.
- SH 37 - an all-weather reconnaissance aircraft designed to conduct reconnaissance over the sea. It differs from the AJ-37 in the bow and onboard equipment. From 1975 to 1979 27 aircraft were built (serial numbers 37900-37927).
- AJSH 37 - Modernization of 25 SH 37, carried out from 1993 to 1997.
- SF 37 - Weatherproof Photo Scout. It differs from the AJ-37 in the bow and onboard equipment. Built 28 aircraft (serial numbers 37950-37977).
- AJSF 37 - Modernization of 25_types SF 37, carried out in the period from 1993 to 1997.
- JA 37 - interceptor fighter.
Armed
Sweden
Flight Simulators
On Wiggen, you can "fly" in the flight simulator Jane's Fighters Anthology. A detailed simulated physical model and equipment of the aircraft cabin are implemented in the DSC World flight simulator Link to this page
A highly detailed aircraft model is available in FlightGear flight simulator [4] .
Literature
- Mikhail Putnikov. "Thunderer". Tactical aircraft of the Swedish Air Force Saab 37 Viggen (Russian) // Aviation and astronautics . - M. , 2015. - No. 9 . - S. 18-31 . - ISSN 1682-7759 .
Notes
- ↑ Swedish Wiggen Multipurpose Aircraft , Journal of Foreign Military Review , No. 7 of 1972
- ↑ Swedish military aircraft type descriptions
- ↑ Swedish multi-purpose aircraft “Wiggen” , journal Foreign Military Review No. 12 1975
- ↑ Saab 37 Viggen - FlightGear wiki . wiki.flightgear.org. Date of treatment September 6, 2017.