SAAB 37 Viggen Walk Around
SS25055

By Mikhail Putnikov.
For the 30 years the Saab 37 Viggen thundered over Sweden, a
resolute deterrent against any potential aggression. Named for
the thunderclap that resounded when the god Thor banged his
hammer, and developed to replace the Saab 32 Lansen as an
attacker and Saab 35 Draken as a fighter, Viggen was designed as
a multirole combat aircraft capable of perfuming fighter, strike
and reconnaissance duties. Saab adopted a novel and extremely
advanced aerodynamic configuration of a main delta wing combined
with delta-shaped foreplanes. Viggen became the first
canard-equipped military aircraft to enter production since
aviation's 'stick-and-string' days. Viggen easily met the strict
Swedish Air Force specification of combat operations from
500-meter runways and public roads - a performance standard that
few other attack jets in the world could equal. Significantly,
the Viggen was the first aircraft to be equipped with both
afterburner and reverse trust. Continually upgraded during its
career, the Viggen produced a number of variants, including a
two-seater trainer as well as photo-reconnaissance,
ground-attack, and all-weather interceptor versions, which came
to an end with the last Viggen flight in Swedish military service

in June 2007. This volume contains photos published here for the
first time, as well as detailed drawings based on original Saab
technical manuals. Outstanding among the few publications in the
world devoted to Saab 37, this book will be of interest to
modelers and aircraft enthusiasts alike.

Illustrated with 196 photographs, color profiles and numerous
detailed line drawings. 80 pages. ISBN 978-0-89747-717-8 Soft
Cover