Saab AJS 37 Viggen | NORTHERN THUNDER

[@leonsmoothy3103]

The sound of that engine has no comparison in the fighter-plane world, not before, not since...it makes the hairs stand up on your arms and the ground tremble. Just beautiful! It's such an amazing plane...it's sick how short the take off was, only 400m and 2 minutes from standstill to 10.000 meters altitude. And the landing was only 500m to full stop thanks to the reversion engines.

[@dixonqwerty]

Swedes knew how to make airplanes back then. The JA37 I think still is one of the most beautiful planes ever made. The name Viggen comes from the old folklore åskvigg, in english thunderstone. Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderstone_(folklore)

[@JohnDoe-qo4xd]

Yeah, being from Sweden I've stood not far from those taking off a few times and it nearly blew my pants off! I think the new JAS Gripen generation is a really good plane considering the cost vs capabilities ratio. There's a problem competing with the americans in particular, with the political pressure involved in selling to other countries. JAS has a tremendous turnaround time on ground and is dirt cheap compared to many other jets. It has seen action in Libya, Bosnia and Afghanistan though, something many people are not aware of. It has mainly been used for front line advanced recon so far, but is a very capable multirole plane.

[@knowhow7244]

Cool plane but it is not as Swedish as you may think. Engine from Pratt & Whitney. American licensedTechnology. The same matters JAS.

[@knowhow7244]

Cool plane but it is not as Swedish as you may think. Engine from Pratt & Whitney. American licensedTechnology. The same matters JAS.

[@knowhow7244]

Then you have not seen or heard many fighter jets.

[@Finne72]

This is one of the best fighter jets ever. I should know, I was a JA 37 Mechanic. The infamous extra fuel tank is missing on this one though.

[@thethirdman225]

What's the efflux coming out of the end of the ventral fin?

[@bacardi20]

Then you also should know that this isn’t the fighter version of Viggen, this is AJS 37 ;)

[@deekamikaze]

​@@bacardi20 it's not the fighter version but it could still carry air to air missiles and defend itself in a merge

[@noastenalv1758]

The most beautiful aircraft in the world, Viggen

[@Lonewolf8012]

I will agree to disagree, IMO the Draken beats it hands down.. :)

[@Sebastian_George]

The flying power, music and nostalgia from Linkoping in Sweden. ✈💪🔊🎶⏳❤

[@SpringOffensiveCat]

viggent and draken are so beautiful, they were probably very good on combat too. Legendary machines

[@RADThird1]

Maybe the coolest looking airplane ever. Right out of Star Wars.

[@davidjack3]

Was it ?

[@LittleAng]

Misses it?

[@Its_Mango]

​@@davidjack3 No. They just mean it looks like something you'd see in the Star Wars galaxy.

[@staffan144]

What about its older predecessor J35 Draken (dragon/kite)? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJK9padmpctrfLc

[@expantube]

Magnificent vintage plane... Swedish have great designers !

[@dyegofederal]

Essa decolagem do Viggen é curta e rápida. É impressionante!!

[@patrikez1]

Airborne after 1000 feet,Supersonic after 1 minute after takeoff,twice the sound barrier after 2 minutes,There is nothing as devastating to this day as this plane was,and that in 1967.Go figure....

[@robf93]

patrikez1 Using the JT8D was a sneaky way to get a j52 :P

[@azynkron]

There was even more to it than that. The on board radar couldn't be jammed by any technology at the time. Neither from NATO or the WP. That radar also could fire the canons in automatic lock mode (which was described to me by a pilot as a incredibly violent experience). The RBS-15 was already at the time a fire-and-forget system that worked together with other missiles. Lets say you fired 5 missiles, then one missile took the lead role and all 5 of them took different routes to the target automatically. One hit was enough to cut a frigate in half. It could also be serviced in the field by conscripts and had a turnaround time that put them back in the air within around 10 minutes. They had the nickname "The supreme commander's hammer" since they would be the first to attack an invading force on the Baltic sea. 90000 hp (with AB) Swedish thunder.

[@Blashkyrk]

@@azynkron Remember hearing them roaring over my house in the early 80s. Always made me feel safe.

[@ИванРатнев-г5з]

Не хотел вас огорчать, но для самолета скорость не самое главное.

[@xnopyt13]

Wow that thrust reverser tho didn't know that

[@hawkeye441]

I live in Sweden not far from an Airbase And Viggen was a common sight when it was operational👍

[@psmiddx2096]

Love this plane and the Draken - Sweden did it right!

[@FSchmehl]

Tolles Video, ist schon erstaunlich wie kurz die Startstrecke der Viggen ist

[@ESPirits87]

Plus more outsanding it first flew in 1967, it was the plane that struck fear into the Russians during the cold war.

[@drianmortiz9375]

This type of combat aircraft can still be serviceable, this bird is way ahead on its own time.

[@JamieWex]

It’s been taken out of service for well over a decade

[@jonswanson7766]

Thank you! Subscribed when I saw all the bf109 vids!

[@Gonken88]

The flying christmas tree.

[@ronnytisell9408]

Så jävla vackert att se!

[@bleriot4221]

J'aime beaucoup le Viggen, la Rétro poussé c'est cool

[@joseantoniomarmolejo3939]

Muy bonita máquina , muy adelantada a su tiempo

[@TheCameltotem]

Love our viggens!

[@WXIWXI]

Såg dom alltid 2 och 2 när dom flög över sjöarna och husen hemma vid !. Imponerande plan!

[@hansstopfer878]

The Viggen was one of the best Fighter-Bomber of her time. Cheap and effectiv in multi roles. And his time far ahead in many categories. Bye Hans..

[@CountingStars333]

Hans you gotta stop writing bye hans, At least write "by hans" Also the double spacing.. Not really needed.

[@WXIWXI]

Go Viggen!. Hugh from Sweden!

[@WXIWXI]

I se Viggen lannding and start from orginal Rodds! here in Sweden. Imponerande!

[@MarcStjames-rq1dm]

at the end it looks like its clenching its Butt!! Great Jet!!!! Love Saabs. Cars and Planes..

[@LegitoTV]

that's how it redirects thrust to reduce speed or reverse

[@Mrbimmer11]

Then buy a saab car 😉

[@patrikez1]

And it had radar and flight computers,radiation safe,onboard computers made by Ericsson.

[@Merecir]

Wasn't the computers made by datasaab? They made the fastest computers in the world for this aircraft.

[@ГригорийКулинич-с2р]

Super SAAB ...

[@Leti2115]

Esos aviones saab todos se construyero. Adelantados a su epoca

[@delten-eleven1910]

(10:00) Jet sphincter.

[@Kartoffeljoghurt]

Awesome Video

[@brianrtaco]

Kids should have a mandatory area at things like this so as to not ruin it for everyone else

[@patrikez1]

The SAABJ-37 Thunderbolt was the only western plane to ever strife and lock on to an American SR-71 over the BalticSea.The offiial specs calls for 2,3 Mach,But the leading edges are infact titanium,Nowdisclassified military documents show that the J-37 endured Mach 3.0 during 15-minutes during tests in 1971.at 15000 feet.

[@yamahass66]

No since 1970..

[@iz3508]

That's utter nonsense. Although a lovely plane, the Viggen were nowhere near Mach 3 at any point in time nor version. I believe mach 2+ was the somewhat vague description of its top speed; presumably somewhere around Mach 2.2 (at altitude). And speaking of versions, J 37 wasn't one of them. Not in 1971 nor any time before or after - AJ 37, SK 37, SH 37, SF 37 and finally JA 37 made up the entire program of Saab Viggens.

[@Tigermoto]

@@iz3508 You forgot AJS-37. You're right though, not getting near Mach 3

[@aceeastwood2871]

spela allan First flight in -67 and in service June -71

[@ariinkeroinen2615]

Kyllä! Und das means YES! =D

[@Logementos]

Thank's for uploading this video! But this is not a JA 37. This machine is an earlier version from the days before JA.

[@thethirdman225]

AJS.

[@ramonmedina1974]

geiles Video! Bravo!

[@lokomotivet9622]

Great video! But 2 things, it's a AJS-37 (Mainly Attack Version of Viggen) And you bought a camcorder that provides 4K! You should use that ;) Great video anyway!

[@martinnyberg9295]

Correct. The JA has the bigger fin. And a different drop-tank, and a built-in cannon and so on. But this AJ-37 museum piece, was it really modified to AJS standard before retirement? It is marked as the AJ was from the beginning in the 1960s - the AJS was painted in lo-viz grey in the 1990s. 🤔

[@raythenation]

a lovely mover is our Swedish Girl

[@Minku_LEE]

9:50

[@nizarimi]

It can do reverse parking without help. 😁

[@martinwiren3085]

Viggen is a total Bad Ass. and in that time totally ruled the heaven. The engine is a rocket engine for outher Space..We Swedes are always doing perfection in technology. Basically Viggen has no speed limits, beacuse it will run out of fuel before reaching the estimates. This info we keep but What A Fuck..let the world understanding our performances

[@narnryd]

a rocket with wings

[@Mrbimmer11]

U know they dont know the top speed because the fuel run out before it reached its top speed

[@DaFlyingStrawberry]

das ist kein JA, das ist ein AJS

[@Satan-asi-tsume-aka]

ビゲン、ドラケン、グリペン。まったく北欧のデザインはユニークだよな！

[@raythenation]

ya she stole my thunder !

[@jorgenkarlsson8435]

Saab says the speed is 2.3 mach. In reality the speed was 3.2 mach.....The only plane who has locked SR 71. When i was a Young boy.the sparkling sound was the guarantee for that we have a strong military Power against the russians in sweden. The sparkling sound was ordinary. Every day.

[@ИванРатнев-г5з]

Если бы вы учили физику в школе, то понимали против старого миг 29 у него нет шансов вообще.

[@solidbase77]

@@ИванРатнев-г5з Viggen - это чисто перехватчик. Его задача не ближний воздушный бой, а выйти в район пуска и с дальней дистанции уничтожить воздушную цель. Примерно как наш Миг-31.

[@yflow5337]

looks like langoliers

[@carlosarce6352]

Nice jet, but UFO's are faster.

[@sumanbiswas6513]

Chinese copy j 20 to suab

[@Sidetrack208]

To much background voices! Thumb down!

[@PaddyPatrone]

Sorry for that. Hard to get clear audio while standing in the crowd

[@EFFEZE]

It's a gay plane. I bet it's got the best Gaydar though