Saab JA 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt) Multirole Fighter (1968)
After 30 plus years of service to Sweden, the JA 37 Viggens were replaced by the highly-advanced JAS Gripens.
Like the Saab Draen before it (detailed elsewhere on this site) the Saab Viggen was required to operate on the shortest of runways, This was accomplished through its delta wing design philosophy complimented by forward mounted moving canard planes on either side of the intake, just behind the cockpit seating area. The system could also be fitted with rockets to assist in take offs from stretches of short runway. The Viggen was powered by a single Volvo Flygmotor capable of generating up to 1,365 miles per hour. A single rudder sat atop the design at rear, just above the engine outtake. The large delta wing design offered up to seven hardpoints for various munitions in both the air-to-air and air-to-ground roles as needed.
The Saab Viggen came in three appropriate flavors in the form of an strike fighter, a photographic reconnaissance model and an all-weather interceptor fighter. These three models would provide the backbone of first line defense for the nation for years to come, fulfilling the role of the Draken before it, though it did not account for the great numbers that one might think for a frontline fighter. Nevertheless, the Viggen would hold its own until it would be dutifully replaced by the Saab Gripen (detailed elsewhere on this site), the next evolution in Swedish fighter design. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Saab JA 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt)
Multirole Fighter
Country of Origin: Sweden
Manufacturer: Saab - Sweden
Initial Year of Service: 1968
Production: 329
Focus Model: Saab JA 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt)
Crew: 1
Length: 51.12ft (15.58m)
Width: 34.78ft (10.60m)
Height: 19.36ft (5.90m)
Weight (Empty): 33,069lbs (15,000kg)
Weight (MTOW): 37,479lbs (17,000kg)
Powerplant: 1 x Volvo Flygmotor RM8B afterburning turbofan generating 28,110lbs of thrust
Maximum Speed: 1,320mph (2,125kmh; 1,147kts)
Maximum Range: 621miles (1,000km)
Service Ceiling: 60,007ft (18,290m; 11.4miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 32,000 feet per minute (9,754m/min)
Hardpoints: 7
Armament Suite:
1 x 30mm cannon in fixed under-fuselage pack.
Additional mission-specific ordnance can include:
7 x Rb-74 Sidewinders
7 x Rb-71 Sky Flashes
2 x AIM-120 AMRAAMs
Rocket Pods
RB-75 Maverick AGMs
Dumb Bombs
Variants:
Aircraft System 37 - Initial Developmental Project Model Designation.
AJ 37 - Basic Attack Platform Version Designation.
S 37 - Reconnaissance Variant Designation
JA 37 - All-Weather Fighter Model Designation
Operators: Sweden
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