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| | The SAAB 35 Draken |
 | | A SAAB engineering team under Erik Bratt examined a number of options, but finally focused on a delta-wing design under the follow-on "Project 1250", with the aircraft a radical sweepback of 70 degrees. |
 | | The major improvement was a SAAB S37B collision-course FCS with Ericsson PS-01/A radar, used in conjunction with a new armament scheme, with the J35F carrying two semi-active-radar-homing (SARH) RB27 AAMs and a single heat-seeking RB28 AAM or an RB24 Sidewinder under each wing. |
 | | Even in its old age, the Draken was regarded as a prize mount by Flygvapnet pilots, as its performance was still impressive, and the fact that it wasn't as easy to fly as later aircraft such as the Viggen made it more of a challenge. |
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