![]() ![]() Into a long slim fuselage and made the wings little larger than To achieve Mach 2.2 speed on theĬontemporary F-104 Starfighter, Lockheed had crammed everything Ratio (chord is the shortest distance between the leading and Wing had to be quite thin and have a low thickness to chord In order to achieve supersonic flight, the #Draken aircraft how to#Part was how to fit in everything else like the landing gear, The first part was easy: the radar, cockpitĪnd engine were arranged in a straight line. Instead of designing the airframe firstĪnd then trying to fit in all the essential equipment, Bratt’s Bratt preferredĪ single-engine configuration because it saved weight and costĪnd reduced complexity. Into the smallest airframe with the lowest drag. The desired high performance was to fit the most powerful engine In November 1949 a Saab engineering team underĭesigner Erik Bratt examined a number of different options to ![]() Its independence against any threat, especially that of Cold Sweden was a neutral country and was determined to defend Of fast, high-altitude jet bombers travelling at around Mach One of the most important requirements was that it had to haveĪ very high rate of climb in order to catch the emerging threat Sections of public roadway (under the Swedish BASE 90 distributedĪirfield scheme), be rugged, easy to maintain and cheap to operate. Of at least Mach 1.4, be able to operate off specially-built The endeavour was named Project 1200 andĬalled for a new supersonic aircraft that would have a speed Single-seat all-weather interceptor to replace the Saab J29 Of the Swedish Air Force (FMV) issued a requirement for a new The inception of the Draken (Dragon) datesīack to September 1949 when the Royal Swedish Air Material Board The Draken had a successful career with a number of air forces and remained in service 50 years after its maiden flight – quite an achievement, especially considering that two successors have been built! Its unorthodox design allowed it to easily surpass the speed of sound, making it Sweden’s first supersonic fighter aircraft and one of Europe’s best performing fighters. ![]() When it was conceived in the early 1950s, Saab’s Draken was a very radical and unusual machine. ![]()
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