Friday, July 25, 2025

Draken

 


5 comments:

  1. Is that a back seat periscope like on the Fouga CM-170?

    Al or Surly would know.

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    1. I presume so. The Russians have similar systems on their trainers.

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    2. I don't have any books on SAABs. A little internet sleuthing found this

      "Even though the rear seat was raised slightly over the front seat, the instructor was provided with a 3-D stereoscopic periscope to improve forward visibility. A small fin was added under each outer wing to improve yaw stability, thereby compensating for the larger vertical area of the two-seat cockpit."
      https://swafhf.com/startsida/j35-sk35-draken/

      Al_in_Ottawa

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    3. I thought it was a Holley 4 barrel.

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  2. Considerable feat of arms, where a country the size of Sweden builds their own highly advanced war birds.

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