Saab 37 Viggen
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| Type | Fighter aircraft |
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| Author(s) | Anders Lejczak & Nikolai V. Chr. |
| FDM | JSBSim |
| --aircraft= | JA37 |
| Status | Beta |
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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 windtunnel data.
- Custom canvas HUD with 2 modes of operation; landing/takeoff and flying.
- Crash-detection and high-G structural break code.
- Reverse thrust, flares, cannon and missiles.
- Aerodynamic response to payload (drop tank & missiles)
- Tooltips on instruments, showing imperial units and english.
Looking for contributor
Looking for a contributor for these features, or what else you would like to work on:
- Modeling of more detailed cockpit
- Low polygon version for multiplayer
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