Aviation Surprise! SAAB J 35J Draken Visits Cardiff Airport!

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Hi guys, i’ve posted a b-roll version of this with plenty more footage Unfiltered B-Roll: SAAB J 35J Draken Visits Cardiff Airport! #aviation kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzMd2Nugph4bas

[@Thunder_6278]

70 yr. old plane still looks badass.

[@mrSweden888]

Not 70!!

[@matsv201]

​@@mrSweden8881955 to 2024.. so 69 years

[@Leatherfacet]

@@matsv201 You just wanna say 69, you dirty dog!

[@peterolsson1470]

It's the most beautiful fighter aircraft ever.

[@nils-erikhalvarsson5437]

. ​@@mrSweden888

[@pederfallbom]

Best looking fighter ever built Länge leve SAAB 🥳🇸🇪

Draken still looks futuristic - it's hard to believe it was designed in the 1950!

[@hson_hson9621]

love to have one at the entrace tp F-21

[@uranusismightybig5111]

​​@@hson_hson9621we have one at Hässlö airport (old F-1) in Västerås 😉

[@JohanErikssonSWE]

Will always be etched in my memory when i was a kid and these beasts flew over our farm on war drills. The sound is incredible.

[@user-rl3ef4ju9k]

I am happy that they keep it flying ❤

[@svanteuller7928]

The most beautiful fighter jet ever designed and build. The fighter jet's answer to Citroën DS in the world of cars.

[@J.K.W-su1kf]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CEOkiller]

My favorite airplane of all time… gorgeous.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

a bit more footage here Unfiltered B-Roll: SAAB J 35J Draken Visits Cardiff Airport! #aviation kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzMd2Nugph4bas

[@ali3nd.461]

🔥🔥🔥

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

thank you

[@kanalnamn]

This flew just a bit more than a decade later than the Messerschmitt Me 262. The development during those years are increadible.

[@raggeragnar]

I grew up in a small town between 2 military airfields. These beauties flew by every other day. Also : the first airfix model I ever built.

[@alewis001]

I saw this fly over Newport and I must admit I had no idea what it was. One hell of a silhouette.

[@rovhalt6650]

Tell me about it. I was out for a walk a few years ago and 3 of those beasts came slowly over the tree tops low sniffing in formation. Scared the crap out of me.

[@permartinlarsson1980]

​@@rovhalt6650i remember reading about one cutting the phoneline hanging 2,4 meters above ground. Between a house and the last telephone pole!

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@permartinlarsson1980 the pilots competed unofficially at low-level aerobatics...

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

it’s an awesome looking aircraft b-roll here guys Unfiltered B-Roll: SAAB J 35J Draken Visits Cardiff Airport! #aviation kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzMd2Nugph4bas

[@einautofan6685]

Amazing Jet! First Flight in 1960! First Mach 2 Jet in Europe! Still looks Cool!😎👌

[@Jgn1skaane]

First flight 1955. First flight in service 1960. This one was delivered to the Swedish Air Force 1969. My favourite bird 😊

[@einautofan6685]

@@Jgn1skaane Yes, something was 1960...🤣👍

[@JohnJohansen2]

Alongside F104s the Draken was the planes of our national airforce when I was a kid. Back when supersonic over land was still allowed. I was, and still is, a big admire of them both. The 104s looked amazing flying only a couple of meters above ground, at high speed. And seeing the Drakens playing fighting over the lokal fjord.❤

[@danpettersson4671]

My favorite aircraft, it's so beatiful!

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

it sounds awesome too

[@MrTmn2401]

Iconic plane. Love it.

[@houseyUK]

Very cool. Like cars, older generation aircraft hold so much more appeal than modern versions.

[@pgsw379]

Many years ago I had a short walkabout in forest when 18 of those passed over me and went for landing at F18!

[@Steffe]

It was fun to work with it, I did that for nearly a full year in 1984 at F16 and F18.

[@johanu6481]

“Anyone can learn to drive a car, only a few have skills to be Saab-pilots….”. Saab owners used to say like that back in the day. Beautiful airplane, smaller than you might think - at least compared to Viggen. 🇸🇪🇬🇧

[@snillethans]

Yes, on the other hand we know why, Viggen has a huge engine "just in case" kind of 😂

[@xifel72]

Ironically these days Saab fighters are without a doubt the easiest to get into a start flying. In my own experience and from what have been said by other pilots it is one of the most intuitive designs today.

[@TheJaggat]

The most beautiful plane ever built. Freddie the Swede.

[@slebbeog]

Most efficient machine ever, at producing noise. Heard them quite a lot as a kid up here in northern Finland.

[@perwestermark8920]

Ah - but then let's not ignore the next generation. The J37 Viggen was making your bones shake with the roar.

[@finntastique3891]

War isn't a beauty contest, but damn she's good looking.

[@nostalgimacken]

Wow, amazing one of the most iconic siluetts from Sweden.

[@Sailinon632]

Remember these flying by all the time when i was a kid.Never heard anything like it since.

[@JOBT0]

Yea, me to F4.

[@PSA78]

Growing up close to a military airbase I used to see them from time to time, though it was mostly J37 Viggen at that time. Thanks for the upload! 👍

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Thank you for watching 👍

[@olofsweden]

Waow cool that he retracted the gear 5 metres over the ground and shut of the afterburner almost at the same time. Saving fuel I suppose. Otherwise you can watch the fuel gage moving... But in my view the 37 Viggen was even more before its time. The only fighter jet to have had radar lock on the SR-71 and with a top speed unknown to all, because it was still accelerating until it was out of fuel...

[@terot8341]

I don't know if it's just rumor or true story, but they say Mig-21 had similar "problem", it never got real top speed because it run out fuel faster it could fly. And structural integrity couldn't handle more speed. True or false, it was a beast of its's time. Like Finnish pilots say, it goes like hell but nations borders aren't big enough to turn it around.

[@perwestermark8920]

​@@terot8341I think the MiG-21 had a more "interesting" top speed. It could keep accelerating until it left the wings behind from overload.

[@znail4675]

It couldn't reach top speed in peace time as using up and dropping the drop tanks is not allowed in peacetime in Sweden making it impossible to test how fast it could have gone.

[@duartesimoes508]

Unusual aircraft always leave an ever lasting impression. I just saw a Vulcan Bomber once in a lifetime, around 1978 when I was fourteen, on Final to Lisbon. I knew perfectly well what it was and started screaming alone in the middle of the street "A Vulcan! A Vulcan!" 😀 Everyone in the street around me stopped still, looking up wide mouthed. Fortunately there were no pigeons passing by. At the distance, I heard someone saying "It's the Concorde!" 😄

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

My father worked on every single Vulcan!

[@AlexKall]

Had it fly over my town at low level, might have been right before taking it to the UK, mighty aircraft with a good sound!

[@FlyToChina0071]

I have seen this plane many times. Happy it was part of RDAF for many years Regards from Denmakr

[@P6009D]

Draken was the first plane to do the cobra maneuver. It's the same maneuver that the SU-57 plane does in Top Gun 2

[@terot8341]

And pilots learned that in hard way. But after that pilots were trained to do it. And because wigs act like giant kite, or airbrake, they do so long nose up landing.

[@idjakeman]

This flew over the north of Cardiff on Saturday. I didn't recognise the silhouette at the time but it looked great! I'm also pretty sure we heard the take-off roar from Barry Island Sunday lunchtime.

[@rudolfabelin383]

A late friend of mine did the aerodynamics of the "Draken". MS EngPhy Åke Anderberg.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

WOW interesting

[@rudolfabelin383]

@@InTheAirWithPaul Thanks! Åke Anderberg was originally an old friend of my father, who also worked at Saab. But I also came to know him. Unfortunately, cancer took him from us to early. Åke Anderberg was a true genius. He started the work for supersonic flight in 1949 and had Saab build their supersonic wind tunnel according to his specifications/calculations. You know, in 1949, you could not go to the technical library and check out a book of "supersonic". Åke Anderberg had to start from basically scratch and first do the calculations. Thanks for your answer. PS His son Hannes was named after Hannes Alfvén, who Åke Anderberg was first assistant to at his time at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Hannes Alfvén was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970. Very best greetings from Sweden!!!!

[@paulthiel5145]

Will never forget the 24 Draken formation flypast at Angelholm Airshow in 95.

[@hanspersson4915]

Jag var där :-)

[@TheMack]

Yeah, I was there! It was hard fitting all those planes into one camera picture :)

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Because so many of you have watched this video, I've edited a 'Part Two' from the second take off and taxi, I hope you enjoy kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6PJlY1uhbJ2rJY , this video has had 80K plus views but only 30 subscribed so please subscribe and turn on notifications ready for the second part, thanks.

[@lawrencemartin1113]

So cool. What a lovely surprise. I love this and the Viggen, which was one of my all time favourite aircraft as a child. I built the Airfix 1:72 scale kit and it 'flew' many thousands of hours round my garden on sorties! 😊 I still love seeing these aircraft when they visit RIAT. They still seem potent and just look amazing.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Awesome! have you still got the model?

[@lawrencemartin1113]

@@InTheAirWithPaul Ha ha! Sadly not. It survived a good many years, but as with so many from my extensive collection, it no doubt suffered some unfortunate accident or mishap and was eventually disposed of. But I have the happy memories of each and every kit I built. I learned a huge amount about aircraft design and detail from those models. It's a great instructional hobby and so much better I feel, than just computer gaming. I never saw the attraction of computer games. Somehow , it just doesn't tick the right boxes for me. Thank you for your reply! 😊

[@davidgaine4697]

Epic design years ahead of Europe and the Soviet Union. Only outmatched by the F14. It was designed to take off over rough ground. I loved the “Ghost” motif to signify it could appear from anywhere and disappear just as fast.

[@pederfallbom]

Sweden is in Europe. The F14 was developed much later right? You can compare the F14 to J37 Viggen🇸🇪

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

very underrated

[@musoseven8218]

Awesome cop, awesome aeroplane too!

[@johanankarback6821]

That´s cool! I remember that the windows of our house rattled when theese flew over in the 80´s :)

[@nmeau]

Yes - a formation of three would set the whole landscape into vibration

[@johanankarback6821]

@@nmeau They usually flow over in pairs but that was loud enough :)

[@johankaewberg8162]

Same!

[@AdurianJ]

The Mach diamonds created by the Afterburner are beautiful. The Jet had (or has) the worlds longest engine because the Afterburner is so long.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

So many of you are watching this, i’m very grateful, if i can ask you to subscribe it’ll help my new channel grow, thanks. Paul👍

[@KennethRrvik]

I love that simple fact that the Draken can do a three point landing.

[@MrBoombast64]

It´s a beauty!

[@fletsepopje]

Thank you Paul for sharing both videos. I'm knew to your channel, but I subscribed after watching the 2 Draken videos.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Thank you very much👍 It’s a new channel but i have big plans, i’ve a few big trips planned this year in the US including an air to air with some classic jets and warbirds.

[@stollen2827]

It flew over my house in Sweden on its way to UK!!

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

nice 👍

[@TheDaar97]

vart flög den ifrån?

[@stollen2827]

@@TheDaar97 Grästorp till F7 Såtenäs

[@casasteve]

It's been at the Midlands Air Festival over the weekend.

[@johankaewberg8162]

J-35 Dragon (yeah I know Kite, but they’re the same word in Swedish) is still quite a monster. Mach 2, babie!

[@znail4675]

The double meaning became kind of a tradition for naming Swedish fighters after that.

[@johankaewberg8162]

@@znail4675 Griffon, arrested 😝

[@znail4675]

@@johankaewberg8162 And Thunderbolt, tufted duck

[@johankaewberg8162]

@@znail4675 Viggen

[@nlbergsma]

My favorite just because of its alien looks.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

it does look cool up close

[@thordjohansson4200]

1:st ever Cobra manouver aircraft

[@AndersMagrioteli]

When I was a child, sometime around the age 7-12 (1967-1972) my grandmother (dad’s mother) lived pretty close to F18, a fighter wing south of Stockholm. When the Draken jets swept over my grandmother’s huge garden, as they would land at F18 - I got scared every time. 😭 Not because they were fighter jets, but because they were so goddamn loud and flew approximately some 200-300 meters above me. Well, back then there was not a single requirement that the population close to F18 should live “in a quiet neighborhood”. Well, guess what. My other grandparents (mom’s parents) lived close to Sweden’s biggest commercial airport: Arlanda ESSA/ARN. There’s no surprise that I today love stuff that flies. 🤪

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Awesome❤️❤️❤️

[@SonsOfLorgar]

My uncle was one of those Draken pilots😅

[@peterolsson1470]

Fun fact, the J35 was the first aircraft to perform the cobra manoeuvre.

[@ulfpe]

One of the early fighters with IR scanner, digital command data link

[@Adrian-jk4kx]

Mean and pugnacious.....I love the Lighning too though.

[@thequ4lm69]

It has the Scanian griffin on the the tail. :)

[@erreenecu7706]

Increíble la chapuza de diseño con las ruedas de cola para evitar el roce con el suelo. Si el avión se hubiera diseñado bien desde el principio, no habría sido necesario ese remiendo.

[@tonniludvigsen7937]

Make in sweden. We in danish ones had sap draken

[@niklaswo]

The sound these makes cannot be conveyed over video. I once saw one live in an airshow in Sweden balancing on its jet over an air field at 200km/h. My whole body vibrated.

[@jerrydowse5061]

Nice one Paul.the Swedish hav a very good collection,what do we have.🤷.Cheers

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Thanks and i agree!!

[@chrissearle6176]

I do believe this was the 1st full production mach1 aircraft in Europe

[@accordionSWE]

The only thing keeping my childish envy intact is knowing that there are people out there who were blessed with the capability to fly these machines. 😂

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

😜🤣🤣 i was thinking the same thing as i was filming!!

[@EM-st8qz]

I hope he comes to DCS World.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

that would be awesome

[@rogerfredriksson1733]

God l miss that aircraft 😢

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

i hope the video brought back some memories check this Unfiltered B-Roll: SAAB J 35J Draken Visits Cardiff Airport! #aviation kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzMd2Nugph4bas

[@PetterLoke]

Suprise😁🇸🇪

[@viggenajs3408]

Sweden's contribution to NATO's air patrol. You have to start from somewhere. I'm glad that Sweden has kept its older fighters in airworthy condition. Draken 35 has style that many newer plane doesn't have nor ever will.

[@Jkaninteangemittnamn]

@@RB_2Y you have to realise ,sweden would use them in case of war just as the about 60? Sk 60 jetrainers for the 1960s.

[@donquixote1502]

On its way to Lindisfarne?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Midlands Air Festival

[@bjornsan]

The Dragon. That's what it means in Swedish.

[@kingvii7250]

The "Dragon"

[@Mingus8]

The plane that invented the cobra manouver.

[@annabackman3028]

Well, accidentally. It was a solution to an unpredictable little habit of Draken; stalling easily at high alpha. Instead of trying to work against it, the test pilots learned to go with it and make that "jump". Skilled and inventive pilots figured it out, basically forced to by their own survival instinct. But it sure looks cool!

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

interesting

[@Mikeatthenet]

The original ”Cobra” (Kort Parad) plane far ahead of MIG-29.

[@joaonolasco5046]

It really is a surprise, why such a hurry and why Wales ?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

It was over here for an airshow

[@TheMack]

Cool! Why did it land in Cardiff? Mid-refuel before an airshow or something?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Based there for Midlands Airshow

[@TheMack]

@@InTheAirWithPaul I see, thanks!

[@LeifErdfelt]

👌😎

[@AlfCalson]

🇸🇪 SAAB 🇸🇪

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

so must visit the aviation museums in 🇸🇪

[@AlfCalson]

@InTheAirWithPaul Which one? ❓ Auroseum Göteborg 🇸🇪 Gothenburg In an underground hangar

[@AlfCalson]

@@InTheAirWithPaul 42 museums Search: "Flygmuseer eller museer med flyganknytning i Sverige" Aviation museums or aviation-related museums in Sweden

[@AlfCalson]

@@InTheAirWithPaul 42 museums Search: "Flygmuseer eller museer med flyganknytning i Sverige" Aviation museums or aviation-related museums in Sweden

[@ADjasonTplayz]

Was this on a sunday I saw one on FR24

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Yes this was the Sunday👍

[@ADjasonTplayz]

@@InTheAirWithPaul WHICH MEANT THAT IT WAS THE EXACT ONE LES GOOOO!!!

[@elefteriosmouratidis]

A dangerous plane to fly. 63 pilots died after crashing

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

I did not know that😮

[@Leatherfacet]

If this is in Cardiff, why is the sun out?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@drakirelf]

The sun was out for one reason only, to see the Draken of course!

[@gerhardrausing777]

f10 ängelholm!

[@jakobole]

why speed up the video? why?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

it’s not 👍

[@SuperLightChild]

Viggen and Draken is still a great operational combat aircraft that never hade its true purpose to bring it think Ukraine can have em like all the other commissioned crafts like tomcat mirage and tornado

[@devildog3575]

Was it a little late with tail wheel?

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

Looked ok

[@Bernard-np2fq]

Moscovites wont like this up em❤❤❤❤

[@duartesimoes508]

And the Viggen even more so. But the Grippen doesn't impress me. She just reminds me a F-5E or a F-20...

[@Hiznogood]

@@RB_2YCalm down, mate! Because the rest of the world who isn’t into military aviation, our “birds” are very foreign and exotic. Like the beast you where reaching for, they Gryphon (Gripen), half eagle and half lion. For us Swedes, the Airforce was the guys that would face the enemy first together with the Swedish Royal Navy. These guys was calculated to keep the Soviet hoard away for three days, because that was the time it would take to mobilize the whole conscripted army of 600-800 000 men. After that they would probably be gone. That’s why the Swedish fighter pilots flew like in war time, hard and sharp. Thus we lost 600 pilots during peace time! Crazy numbers, but that’s how it was.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

it’s a very small fighter up close

[@LennartMarklund-us5km]

Go Sweden🇸🇪🫡

[@valtterifani]

By the way, it is the world's ugliest voices airplane when it flies faster. I live near the airport and I always heard early and far away when Draken was coming or left the airport.

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

😂😂😂

[@petermclelland278]

Certainly couldnt take off or land on our potholed roads during a conflict.Stay home lad.

[@Christian_Johansson]

Made those russian cowards shake in fear

[@InTheAirWithPaul]

😂😂😂 i’d love to fly her