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Saab Viggen, Sweden
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In 1961 the Swedish Government approved development of Aircraft System 37 - or the Viggen. The basic platform was the AJ-37 attack aircraft, to be followed by S-37 reconnaissance versions and the JA-37 fighter. The new aircraft had a fixed fore-plane with flaps mounted ahead of and slightly above the delta main wing - a novel and advanced aerodynamic configuration to meet the short take-off/landing and other performance requirements. The first prototype of the Saab 37 Viggen family made its maiden flight in February 1967. By April the next year, the Government authorized Viggen production and the first aircraft was delivered in July of 1971. A total of 329 aircraft were eventually built in attack, trainer, two different reconnaissance versions and the more powerful fighter variant that included new avionics, new air-to-air missiles and Europe's first pulse-Doppler radar. In 1985 Austria became the third export customer, after Denmark and Finland, to buy Saab Draken. This was the fourth time that Austria bought Saab aircraft for their air defense, having previously bought Saab 29, Saab Safir and Saab 105OE. The last of 329 Viggens, a JA 37 fighter version, was delivered from Saab in Linköping to the Swedish Air Force in 1990. Since then, Viggen has undergone several upgrades, the latest being Mod. D for the fighter version which includes communication and weapon systems similar to those in Gripen. Crew:
Pilot only unless training aircraft
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