We had a nuclear weapons program too, just saying. The funding ran out and was diverted to funding the Viggen I'm pretty sure. Alongside the public HATING the idea of a nuclear weapons armed Sweden....... And the expected foreign relations outage.
@@BitterTruth123 Hi there, short take off and landing capability can comes handy when a plane uses highway or main road to land. The viggen makes this job exceptional.
viggen is the only one with such high effectivness where it really makes such a significant difference, and where you can reverse very fast if you would want to (why would you? just an example)
Why would you? Simple, runways are expensive and often not where you need them. Any straight road can be a runway with the Viggen, it requires the reverse thrust to navigate the small roads IE do U-Turns and stop quickly.
Viggen is one of the best airshow attractions. The sound when afterburner is on is more low frequency so you feel it in your stomach. Gripen has a more high pitch sharp sound hurting your ears. But Viggen feels good ... literally. So if you see this single remaining Viggen on the menu go ... just go go go there and watch. Try stand as close as you can to get the feel.
Even more fun is that the Volvo RM8 engine is essentially a heavily souped up P&W JT8D, an engine found on many commercial planes like the DC-9. Kinda ming-boggling to think about imo.
@@Arthion That's similar to the BAC 1-11 airliner being powered by Rolls-Royce Spey turbofans that also were used in the RAF's Phantoms. I used to fly in 1-11s between LGW and Rotterdam in the 1960s, and the Speys had the same deep crackling roar as military aircraft with afterburners. The 1-11s also had water injection for added takeoff thrust, so maybe that's what made them so loud. Fun times!
@@icenijohn2I forgot that the Spey was originally a civilian engine and not a military-turned-civilian. Still, I think turning a civilian engine into a military afterburning engine that can handle supersonic speeds, particularly as one of the first low-bypass turbofan engines in military use, and also by a company that has so far mostly built engines under licence with some modification is rather neat.
@@voderick lbf is a mesurement of force - Horsepower is a mesurement of energy. In that sence they are not convertible. You can convert a jet engine's effency to hp, if you compare the trust made by a propeller, and what horspower is needed to create it. The problem with this is that a propeller's effecency decreases with speed - the exact opposite compared to a jet engine.
@@modulfleirfall horsepower is a measurement of power not enegy. Multiply thrust measured in newton by velocity measured in meter per second to get the power in watt. Divide by 735.5 to get that same power in horsepower instead. Really very elementary physics. Year 10 physics actually.
Had a Flying Tigers DC8 back up off a closed taxiway back in the 70s at Yokota AB Japan. Working tower during a mid shift and Tigers were notorious for not switching from approach to local with any sort of alacrity. Well, this time it bit him. Never looked at the NOTAMS. He sat there for about 5 minutes before we tried contacting him asking if he'd like a tug....enjoying every minute of his discomfort. My guess is he was consulting his Dash 1 for reverse use so he came back after a minute and said he had it figured out....all four of the reversers deployed and with a mighty roar started to shudder slowly backward. Made the turn back on the runway and then taxied to the end and off on the parallel twy. Never said a word to anybody or put anything into the tower log so he's good to go...
Oh.. That's why sometimes it used to tipped off while landing. Thanks mate for the video👍 I used to think it had design flaws but never seen clear video of applying thrust reverser. Keep posting good content related to Aviation.
Cara sou fã desse caça não me importaria se o Brasil comprasse uns 200 desses para a fab e deixassem eles no estado de arte com tecnologias embarcadas e radares novos ave ai eu queria vê alguem meter as caras por aqui
As a swed i will tell you all that the engine just go faster and faster soo the builders dont now how fast it can go.soo it keep on going until it brakes in pieces!!!how abaout that american farmers😂😮
It's the fold-out emergency generator (or Ram Air Turbine, RAT). It generates electricity if you lose power from the engine. It works like an auxiliary power unit but runs on the air speed instead of fuel. If I remember correctly, it's 8 kW
Saab have always being able to make lethal jets. All they need to make is dual engine long range interceptor/multi mission fighter and it will sell like hot cake
That isnt braking with locked wheeks, the wheel hub has a rotating weight inside which rotates as fast as the wheel but if the wheel's speed suddenly differs, the brake pressure Will release a small bit.
The best Viggen-pilot in the mid 1980 (S.A.) had his own tactic. When he was hunted from behind he just looped very quickly and then ended up behind the ones who was hunting him. Still today the tactic in most air-forces is to break left or right if someone hunts you from behind.
I've never seen a Saab Viggen before. My initial thoughts: damn this thing is a bit goofy looking the way its landing. Then it starts reversing on the runway 🤨
