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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| Repository |
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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
- 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 (or type), velocity vector and distance of the selected track is also displayed in the HUD. It also display nearest tower.
- HUD can switch to imperial units.
- Terrain warning system, with HUD indication and annuciator.
- Crash-detection and high-G structural break.
- Reverse thrust, flares, cannon and guided missiles.
- Compatible with Bombable addon.
- Aerodynamic response to payload. (drop tank & missiles)
- Checklists and stable auto-pilot.
- Smoke in yellow or blue.
- 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
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.
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