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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Saab Viggen
The Saab Viggen (Thunderbolt) or Saab 37 is a Swedish fighter aircraft manufactured between 1971 and 1990 to replace the Saab Lansen[?].
Design of the Viggen began in the early 1960s with the aim of producing a robust single-engined fighter with excellent STOL performance that could be operated from improvised facilities such as roadways in the event of nuclear attacks on major installations.
The final Viggen variant was the JA 37 interceptor.
www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/sa/Saab_Viggen   (327 words)

  
  Saab Viggen - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Saab Viggen (Thunderbolt¹) or Saab 37 is a Swedish fighter aircraft manufactured between 1970 and 1990 to replace the Saab Draken (Dragon).
Canards have since become common in fighter aircraft, notably with the Eurofighter Typhoon and the IAI Kfir.) As both the wing and the forward canard provided lift, the Viggen may be considered a modern biplane.
Viggen featured a navigational computer, the Datasaab CK37 which by Swedish means was a significant technological achievement at that time.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Saab_Viggen   (491 words)

  
 AutoWire.Net - Road Tests - Automotive Events - Product Reviews
Based on the regular 9-3 series, the Viggen is fitted with an aggressive front spoiler, rocker panel extensions, rear bumper cover and rear wing, all of which are added with the purpose of improving the Viggen’s aerodynamics and thus increase stability, reduce wind noise and improve fuel economy.
However, the Saab Viggen’s greatest safety feature is probably its available power, great handling and good brakes that help you avoid an accident in the first place.
Viggens come very well equipped with premium standard features like front and rear fog lights, cornering lights, cabin air filters, fl leather upholstery, power windows and locks, powered driver’s seat with memory, tinted glass, sunroofs on sedans, and premium sound systems.
www.autowire.net /2001-4.html   (889 words)

  
 The SAAB 37 Viggen
The Viggen was arguably less elegant in appearance than its predecessor, the SAAB 35 Draken, or its successor, the SAAB 39 Gripen, but it had a certain solid, businesslike, and combatitive style of its own.
The Viggen was originally fitted with a SAAB Mark 2 rocket-boosted ejection seat with zero-altitude capability, but as demonstrated by the accident that killed Lennart Fryoe, the aircraft had to be moving at 75 KPH (47 MPH) or more for the seat to work reliably.
SAAB was able to take their time on development of an interceptor variant, because the Flygvapnet felt the Draken would be able to carry the load well enough over the short term.
www.vectorsite.net /avvig.html   (6091 words)

  
 CanadianDriver: 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen
The Viggen's performance tuning is by TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing), a British specialty company that 'tunes' cars for a number of major manufacturers including Saab and Volvo.
The Viggen's ride is smooth, quiet and well-damped on even pavement, but feels a bit stiff over bumpy surfaces, in part because of its low-profile 17 inch tires.
The Viggen seats five passengers and has plenty of headroom and legroom, but access to the rear seat is hampered by a front passenger seat that does not slide forwards automatically when the seatback is folded.
www.canadiandriver.com /testdrives/009-3viggen.htm   (1142 words)

  
 About the Saab Viggen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Saab 9-3 Viggen was developed jointly by Saab Automobile AB's Special Vehicles Operations team and the Oxfordshire, England-based TWR Group.
Viggens were only made from 1999-2002 and were only available with a standard transmission, and limited colors (just blue in 1999, with silver and fl added in 2000, other colors like red later).
The Viggen name (which means "thunderbolt" in Swedish) comes from one of Saabs flagship fighter jets, the Saab 37 Viggen (many people don't realize that Saab was first and still is an aircraft company).
vtbsd.net /viggen   (568 words)

  
 JA 37 Viggen, Saab
The Viggen was designed to fulfill several roles with one basic airframe, but in multiple versions: fighter-bomber, attack aircraft, tactical recce, sea surveillance, operational trainer, and pure fighter.
Viggen is a multi-role fighter, through upgrades still modern and with some almost unique features, in service with the Swedish air force in several versions, since 1971 and until after 2006.
The Saab 305/Rb 05 missile is now an all round weapon, as it is rather effective against slow, large aircraft and helicopters too.
home.iae.nl /users/wbergmns/info/ja37.htm   (1197 words)

  
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The Saab 9-3 Viggen was equipped with specially designed sport seats that feature side bolsters and thigh support to help make high performance driving more controlled and comfortable.
While the Saab 9-3 Viggen delivers a level of performance and driving excitement that is unrivalled by any Saab yet, no compromises have been made in terms of driving safety and security.
The Viggen symbol is placed on the cam cover, the front fenders, above the side indicators, in the door threshold treadplates, and embossed in the back rest of the seats.
www.lundsaab.com /93convert.htm   (1682 words)

  
 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Saab aficionados have been worried that GM will undermine their toy, but the designers have kept the key in the console to reaffirm their uniqueness.
Saab's Viggen features a potent 2.3 liter high output turbo-charged engine that produces 230 hp and an impressive maximum torque of 258 lb.-ft., ranging from 2,500 rpm all the way through 4,500 rpm.
Viggen is the only car in its class with a hatchback, which provides outstanding loading flexibility and cargo capacity.
www.cartrackers.com /am/showarticle.php?id=6113   (1302 words)

  
 Saab Viggen - Glasgledius   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Saab Viggen (Thunderbolt) or Saab 37 is a Swedish fighter aircraft manufactured between 1971 and 1990 to replace the Saab Lansen[?].
Design of the Viggen began in the early 1960s with the aim of producing a robust single-engined fighter with excellent STOL performance that could be operated from improvised facilities such as roadways in the event of nuclear attacks on major installations.
The final Viggen variant was the JA 37 interceptor.
www.glasglow.com /E2/sa/Saab_Viggen.html   (300 words)

  
 Viggen
Saab wanted to build an exclusive car for the real enthusiasts and they wanted it to have something from Saab history especially from the aircraft history.
The Viggen is a very special car, it has all the equipment that you can get in a Saab plus an exclusive two color matching fulsport leather interior.
The Saab 9-3 VIggen is built in Saabs factory in the south of Finland that Same factory which Saab has used to produce its very successful convertible since 1986.
home.swipnet.se /danny/viggen.htm   (331 words)

  
 Saab 93 Viggen Extended Warranty - Saab 93 Viggen Warranty Info
With our extended warranty for your Saab 93 Viggen most of the primary systems and components such as the engine, electrical system, and your transmission will be covered even after your factory warranty expires.
The Saab 93 Viggen extended warranties provided by The Auto Club are insured by National Casualty Company, a member of the Nationwide® Insurance group, with combined assets of more then $100 Billion.
The automotive extended warranty for Saab 93 Viggen is designed to cover customers from the high costs of vehicle repairs and provide efficient vehicle protection for the unknown open road ahead.
www.theautoclub.com /warranty/plans/Saab/93Viggen.jsp   (612 words)

  
 Top Gear | Road test
This would look pretty cool if he were in the cockpit of a front-line military jet - a Saab Viggen, for example - but in a car, the impression is that he has donned a welding mask and shoved a vacuum cleaner nozzle in his gob.
Never mind that the relationship between Saab cars and Saab aeroplanes is pretty tenuous these days, or that the Viggen is a bit of a steam fighter by modern standards, or even that its engine is built by Volvo - it's this or dwell on the 9-3's relationship with the Vauxhall Cavalier.
On board the Viggen, meanwhile, all is accepted 9-3 wisdom, with a supremely logical facia and big buttons poked easily with your thick sheepskin flying gloves.
www.topgear.com /drives/D9/B7/roadtests/03/01.html   (987 words)

  
 MILAVIA - Aircraft - Saab 37 Viggen (JA 37, AJ 37)
JA37 Viggen is the only aircraft in the Viggen family equipped with a head-down-display from Smiths Industries.
The cockpit in Viggen is a relaxed environment; automatic throttle helps the pilot to keep an optimum speed, altitude and angel at short and steep landings.
The Tornado and Viggen are the only tactical fighters in the world equipped with this system.
www.milavia.net /aircraft/viggen/viggen.htm   (410 words)

  
 AirToAirCombat.Com: Saab Viggen AJ-37 Attack Variant
The Viggen is arguably less elegant in appearance than its predecessor, the SAAB 35 Draken, or its successor, the SAAB 39 Gripen, but it has a certain solid, businesslike, and combatative style of its own.
The Viggen does have a ram-air turbine for emergency flight power, fitted to a door under the trailing edge of the left canard that pops out when hydraulic power is lost and (for some puzzling reason) when the landing gear is extended.
SAAB also manufactured the old Hughes AIM-4 Falcon AAM as the "Rb-28" and the Viggen could carry heat-seeking Falcons, but this weapon was obsolescent and gradually phased out.
www.airtoaircombat.com /background.asp?bg=300&id=64   (1610 words)

  
 Saab Viggen even comes with driving lessons - Saabscene
Saab owners are known to be a quirky bunch who travel the road less frequently taken and who enjoy marching to the beat of a totally different drummer.
Gas mileage for the Viggen is rated at 20 miles per gallon in the city and 31 on the highway but a recent test of both city and highway driving netted a combined total of only 21.2 miles per gallon.
Another annoying character flaw of the 9-3 Viggen is the low-flung front skirt, an addition to the Viggen that Saab says reduces drag on the car but which drivers will think is a real drag when it catches itself on every driveway incline and makes a horrific scratching sound.
www.saabscene.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=336470   (768 words)

  
 Saab Viggen - bedeutung definition erklärung glossar zu Saab Viggen
Die Saab-37 Viggen ist ein schwedisches strahlgetriebenes, einsitziges Kampfflugzeug.
Saab wählte eine sehr fortschrittliche Auslegung mit großen Canards, die erheblichen Auftrieb liefern.
Inzwischen haben Sparmaßnahmen aber ihre Spuren hinterlassen, und mit der Einführung der Saab Gripen dürfte der Viggen-Bestand bis 2005 auf wenige Flugzeuge zusammenschmelzen.
saab_viggen.lexikona.de /art/Saab_Viggen.html   (554 words)

  
 Saab 37 Viggen   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The trainer version wasn't planned from the outset, as it was considered enough for pilots to learn to fly delta winged aircraft on Draken trainers.
To replace J 32E Lansens in the ECM role, ten two seat Viggens will be modified for that role and designated SK 37E.
Photo shows AJ 37 Viggen with 120 kg bombs loaded, Rb 05 missile (green) Rb 04E (fl and white), 30 mm gun pods and 135 mm rocket pods.
www.canit.se:8088 /~griffon/aviation/text/37viggen.htm   (2486 words)

  
 New car reviews, road tests at CarBuzzard.com
Contoured rocker panels are claimed to have an aerodynamic effect, channeling the airflow under the body rather than allowing it “to dissipate from the sides.” A rear spoiler, neatly notched for the rear wiper, counteracts the effects of the front spoiler by reducing lift at high speeds, restoring balance front to rear.
Saab hung a larger turbocharger on the 2.3-liter four and installed less restrictive intake and exhaust.
The Viggen, however, is most likely to appeal to the Saab true believer and other iconoclasts who appreciate the finer aspects of its Saabness.
www.carbuzzard.com /review.php?id=9440   (1410 words)

  
 Saab AJ-37 Viggen by Piero De Santis (ESCI/Airfix 1/48)
The SAAB Viggen is a heavy multi-role combat aircraft designed, produced and exclusively used by the Swedish Air Force.
Introduced in the 1960s and the 1970s in all its variants, the Viggen was designed to respond to many challenging requirements as a multi-role (attack, reconnaissance and fighter) aircraft changing only the payloads, while also possessing STOL capabilities.
The specialised variants of the Viggen are the AJ-37 for attack, the JA-37 interceptor, the SH-37 for sea surveillance, the SF-37 for photo-reconnaissance and the two-seat SK-37 for training.
hsfeatures.com /viggenpds_1.htm   (2195 words)

  
 AirToAirCombat.Com: Saab Viggen Upgrades
Viggens in service have been given a continuous stream of mostly minor upgrades, generally in the form of improved avionics and software upgrades.
About 100 Viggens had been scrapped by 2000, and the type is currently expected to be retired by 2006, but as mentioned the Swedes really like to get their money's worth out of their aircraft, and the Viggen's predecessors had long service lives.
The Viggen was an excellent machine when it first flew and it may remain useful, in one role or another, for some time to come.
airtoaircombat.com /background.asp?id=64&bg=303   (1542 words)

  
 Saab 37 Viggen (Thunderbolt) - History, Specifications and Pictures - Military and Civilian Aircraft
The Saab Viggen proved to be yet another milestone in the indigenous design theories put forth by the nation of Sweden.
Like the Saab Draen before it (detailed elsewhere on this site) the Saab Viggen was required to operate on the shortest of runways, This was accomplished through its delta wing design philosophy complimented by forward mounted moving canard planes on either side of the intake, just behind the cockpit seating area.
The Saab Viggen came in three appropriate flavors in the form of an strike fighter, a photographic reconnaissance model and an all-weather interceptor fighter.
www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=66   (2018 words)

  
 MILAVIA Military Aviation - Swedish Air Force Viggen Pilot Interview
Viggen is supposed to be a defensive fighter, not able to engage in close dogfights.
The Viggen had extreme low level tactics with the recce and attack versions, so that explains the number of accidents to some extent.
I had my share in both Viggen and other aircraft, but they could have happened in any type of aircraft, so I’m just glad that it was some time ago and hopefully will not happen again in the near future.
www.milavia.net /specials/iv_viggen/index.htm   (2108 words)

  
 SAAB 37 Viggen in detail
In my opinion the Viggen is still one of the most aesthetically pleasing modern aircraft in existence.
The name Viggen means The Thunderbolt in Swedish, and SAAB could hardly find a better name for it's handsome piece of equipment.
Staying in service for over 25 years, the Viggen is through constant upgrades still modern and still possesses some truly unique features.
www.ipmsstockholm.org /magazine/1998/04/stuff_eng_detail_viggen.htm   (401 words)

  
 Saab Viggen - Definition, explanation
The Saab Viggen (Thunderbolt¹) or Saab 37 is a Swedish fighter aircraft manufactured between 1970 and 1990 to replace the Saab Draken (Dragon).
Viggen featured a navigational computer, the Datasaab CK37 which by Swedish means was a significant technological achievement at that time.
Various upgrades have been performed over the years, mainly to cockpit equipment, weapons and sensor fit, but the Viggen is now being phased out in favor of the advanced later generation Gripen.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/saab_viggen.php   (603 words)

  
 Saab Central - Features: 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen
Saab has created just the car — a limited series with a special name: the Saab 9-3 Viggen.
The Saab 37 Viggen is one of the most uncompromising jet fighters ever built.
The Saab 9-3 Viggen is a car that is very inspiring, and great fun to drive.
www.saabcentral.com /features/gm900_93/brochures/2000_viggen/viggen_1.php   (366 words)

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