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* South African livery.
* South African livery.
* Red/black liveries.
* Red/black liveries.
== External links ==
* [http://www.milavia.net/specials/iv_viggen/ Viggen pilot interview]
* [http://www.airvectors.net/avvig.html Saab 37 Viggen]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_37_Viggen Saab 37 Viggen on Wikipedia]


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Revision as of 14:08, 1 July 2014

Saab JA-37 Viggen
Saab JA-37 Viggen Blue Peter Livery.png
Type Fighter aircraft
Author(s) Anders Lejczak & Nikolai V. Chr.
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= JA37
Status Beta
 FDM Stars-3.png
 Systems Stars-1.png
 Cockpit Stars-2.png
 Model Stars-3.png
Download Download the Saab JA-37 Viggen aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

JA-37 Viggen is an all-weather attack/fighter aircraft. It had Europe's first Pulse-doppler radar, and one of only two jet fighters in the world to sport reverse thrust. This version of Viggen was manufactured from 1980 till 1990, and the JA-37D variant flew in the Swedish airforce till 2005.

Flightgear version

The Flightgear version is the mid-80'ties upgraded version of JA-37 (not the JA-37D variant).

Features

  • JSBSim Flightmodel based on original Saab windtunnel data.
  • Custom canvas HUD with 3 modes of operation; navigation, landing/takeoff and combat.
  • HUD shows radar tracks of aircraft plus scenario objects like ferries, ballons, tankers, carriers, tanks, bus, trains etc. The callsign and distance of the nearest is also displayed. It also display nearest tower.
  • HUD can switch to imperial units.
  • Crash-detection and high-G structural break code.
  • Reverse thrust, flares, cannon and guided missiles.
  • Compatible with Bombable addon.
  • Aerodynamic response to payload. (drop tank & missiles)
  • Multiplayer sounds.
  • Instruments are in metric and Swedish description. But they have tooltips, showing imperial units and english.
  • Five Swedish Airforce liveries included.

Media

Video demonstrating various features of an older Viggen version:

Info

Changelog

Looking for contributor

Looking for a contributor for these features, or what else you would like to work on: (I have many photos of these)

  • Modeling of more detailed cockpit
  • More accurate gears.
  • Engine reverser.
  • South African livery.
  • Red/black liveries.

External links