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    The Saab 37 Viggen (The Tufted Duck, ambiguous with The Thunderbolt) is a single-seat, single-engine multirole combat aircraft designed and produced by...
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    2002, Saab offered a limited edition and higher-performance version of the 9-3. The 'Viggen' (English: Thunderbolt) is named after the Saab 37 Viggen aircraft...
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  • Saab 17 Saab 18B (B 18B) Saab 32 Lansen (J 32B) Saab 91C (Sk 50C) Saab 29 Tunnan (J 29F) Saab 37 Viggen (SF 37) Saab Gripen (JAS 39) Saab 340B Saab 340...
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    the company where a Saab 900 Turbo is shown racing a Saab 37 Viggen fighter jet. In 1987, Saab created a TV advertisement called "Saab suite" (subtitled...
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    company Saab-Scania, Missiles and Electronics for the Swedish Air Force. The RB 05 was developed as a ground attack missile for the Saab 37 Viggen fighter-bomber...
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    largely been replaced by the more advanced JA 37 Viggen fighter, while the introduction of the more capable Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter was expected in service...
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    is a low-bypass afterburning turbofan jet engine developed for the Saab 37 Viggen fighter. An augmented bypass engine was required to give both better...
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    spaningsflygplan, hence "JAS") to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force. A new design from Saab was selected and developed as the JAS 39...
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    air bases were deemed unnecessary and closed with fighters like the Saab 37 Viggen retired prematurely. In 1994 the air force had over 400 fighters, by...
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  • introduced electronic flight control and wing-body blending, while the Saab 37 Viggen broke new ground in aerodynamic configuration with its canard foreplanes...
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    advanced Saab 37 Viggen being slowly used to take over its attack responsibilities. As the type was gradually being replaced by more modern types, the Saab 32...
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    Erik Bratt (category Saab aircraft)
    Bratt. Erik Bratt was responsible for the construction of Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen by Saab AB, Linköping Sweden. Bratt personified in Sweden the...
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    The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30-36...
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    The Saab 900 is a mid-sized automobile produced by Swedish manufacturer Saab from 1978 until 1998 in two generations: the first from 1978 to 1994, and...
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    computer used in Saab 37 Viggen. This military side of the project was known as SANK, or Saabs Automatiska Navigations-Kalkylator (Saab's Automatic...
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  • Aarne Lakomaa (category Saab)
    recruited to Saab in 1944 as an aircraft designer. He was involved in the development of the fighters Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen, and later headed...
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    canard designs were not built in quantity until the appearance of the Saab Viggen jet fighter in 1967. The aerodynamics of the canard configuration are...
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  • infrared-guided air-to-air missile for the fighter-interceptor JA 37 version of the Saab 37 Viggen ("Jaktviggen"). RB 24J: Swedish designation of the AIM-9P3...
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    variable-sweep wing. Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute's (CADI) proposal was a Saab 37 Viggen-like design based on its cancelled J-9. CADI's proposal was selected...
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    Saab 37 Viggens from Ängelholm, Norrköping or Ronneby. Limited by a top speed of Mach 2.1 and a service ceiling of 18 kilometres (11 mi), the Viggen pilots...
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    commercial he had done for Swedish automaker Saab in 1983 featuring a Saab 900 racing a Saab 37 Viggen fighter jet. Scott, initially reluctant, finally...
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    Sweden as the Volvo RM8, a redesigned afterburning derivative for the Saab 37 Viggen fighter. Pratt & Whitney also sells static versions for powerplant and...
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    SE-DXP J 35J Saab 35 Draken - SE-DXR AJS 37 Saab 37 Viggen - SE-DXN Sk 37 Saab 37 Viggen - SE-DXO Sk 50 Saab 91 Safir - SE-FVV, SE-EDD Sk 60 Saab 105 - SE-DXG...
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    loaded into an AH-64D Apache Longbow 20 mm caliber 23 mm caliber 25 mm caliber 37 mm caliber 40 mm grenade Table of handgun and rifle cartridges Mk-46 GWS Archived...
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    The Saab 2000 is a twin-engined high-speed turboprop airliner built by Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab. It is designed to carry 50–58 passengers and...
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    and voice communication this had been 30–60 seconds. Eventually, the Saab 37 Viggen aircraft system also utilized STRIL 60 but target presentation in the...
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    The SAAB 21 is a Swedish single-seat low-wing monoplane fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by SAAB. It used a twin boom fuselage with...
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    Hermann Behrbohm (category Saab aircraft)
    needed] Hermann Behrbohm was significant in the design of Saab 35 Draken and Saab 37 Viggen. He made the calculations supporting Alexander Lippisch developing...
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    service. In this case, a Saab 35 Draken was pursued by a Saab 37 Viggen. The Draken suddenly performed a cobra maneuver and the Viggen overshot it. Existing...
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  • lb st dry, proposed for the Saab 37 Viggen Armstrong Whitworth AW.681 Bristol Type 200 de Havilland DH.121 Saab 37 Viggen Sud Aviation Super Caravelle...
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