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Revision as of 19:00, 13 January 2014

Saab JA-37 Viggen
JA-37 Thumbnail.jpg
Type Jet Fighter
Author(s) Nikolai V. Chr. & Anders Lejczak
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= JA37
Status Beta
 FDM Stars-4.png
 Systems Stars-1.png
 Cockpit Stars-1.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:

  • Released as GPL 2.0 with Flightgear 3.0.0
  • JSBSim Flightmodel based on authentic declassified values.
  • Canvas HUD with 2 modes of operation; landing/takeoff and flying.
  • High polygon model with bump-mapping.
  • Crash-detection and high-G structural break code.
  • Reverse thrust, flares and cannon.

Looking for contributor

Looking for a contributor for these apparent missing features, or what else you would like to work on:

  • Most 3D instruments and controls missing.
  • No proper 3D layout of cockpit.