(en: [i]"Thunderbolt"[/i])

Swedish delta-winged interceptor, attack, and reconnaissance [[jet]] capable of operating from short stretches of roadway as well as airfields. It had large [[canards]], a modified airliner "turbofan":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbofan, and special landing gear. Its armament included air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons as well as a built-in 30mm cannon. The Viggen entered service in 1972 and was retired in 2005, replaced by the newer [[Saab Gripen]].


h4. See also

* [[List of airplanes]]
* Wikipedia: "Saab 37 Viggen":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_Viggen
* "Saab 37 Viggen in Detail":http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1998/04/stuff_eng_detail_viggen.htm
* Youtube: "Saab 37 Viggen 2001 Part 1":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRACNVVmpE&feature=channel&list=UL and "Part 2":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPteuBsRGg (in Swedish)

saab viggen