Ralfi's Alley - DCS AJS-37 Viggen Review

[@dimhoLten]

Regarding AFK (Automatisk Fart Kontroll), "fart" means "speed" in Swedish. On a side note, the word "smäll" means "bang" or "crash" and is pronounced like the English word "smell". Thus, taking the phrase "it's not the speed that kills you, it's the crash" and swapping two words into Swedish, you get "it's not the fart that kills you, it's the smäll".

[@emilsp]

Klassisk

[@bartacomuskidd775]

So a metham,phetamine addict.. would be a "Fart Schnøørter"?

[@None-yb5ts]

i love you

[@stevelikesrhino]

Swedish joke intensifies

[@bartacomuskidd775]

PHAHRT! SCHMELL! UND JA!

[@93AR155V6]

Damn, worked on these planes from 1985 to 2005 as a technician. Got one hour of actual flying in the back seat of the SK37 at the now defunct F15 air base in Söderhamn. That was one hell of a nice ride for me but for the instructor in front seat he was just an overwatch wingman to the student pilot doing basic aerobatics. But for me as an untrained backseat driver it was great, almost passed out two times and when the student landed we did a full power acceleration and power climb out over the sea to the east of the base and broke the sound barrier going about M1,1. After that i got to fly the plane for about 2 minutes before bingo fuel. Best day at work ever! This sim looks and sounds absolute fantastic, the clicks, the hood, the main warning and the gas turbine starter is exactly as I remember from doing engine checks in the hush house (engine test bay). If I buy this, I will waste my life and loose my wife...

[@chickendelight1316]

how's your wife?

[@bangbang4511]

That's so cool! I always loved planes and I currently work in the museum at f15 and it's so cool!

[@OperatorDrewski]

Great video man, very explanatory :D

[@beuhmehmeh1407]

Drewski :3

[@ralfidude]

danke

[@WeslarWaven]

Drewkadi bokadie

[@forsell0608]

OperatorDrewski!!???

[@smoketrees420]

Droperator Ewski

[@schmidtstorm]

You replicating that footage of the viggen landing then taking back off was probably the coolest thing I've seen in your videos in a long time. That was spot on.

[@Mythricia1988]

Holy crap Ralfie. That was a well written, well spoken and well filmed review. Double thumbs up if I could!

[@arudegesture]

The sound of Viggen engines roaring above me while I play football in the school yard with my mates is forever part of my childhood. It was a common occurrence to have them do flyovers close to populated areas, so I think most of us who grew up with the Viggen really do know what it sounds like. And, of course, when I saw it at an air show when I was a bit older, standing only 50 meters from the plane as it took off and went into, what to me at the time, seemed an almost 90 degree angle straight up (it could climb to 10.000m/32.000 feet in 100 seconds)...man...that engine shakes your very bones. Small wonder we used to say that the Viggen was just "a big f-ing rocket with a steering wheel". Add to that it's capability to take off and land on small straight roads (we had a network of refuelling/rearmament stations spread throughout the country to minimise the ability of an enemy to knock out our air force) 500m long (at least that was the official peacetime length required, I've heard it would suffice with 300m if war came and we did away with the extra safety margins) and it's an exceptional aircraft for it's time. Anyway; Great video!

[@Wayoutthere]

Now THIS is professional video.

[@pannamiljo534]

From an article in a swedish defence magazine. The article presents an interview with the former Viggen division leader, Per-Olof Eldh. The article is about near encounters with the SR-71 Blackbird near swedish airspace. He recalls one time as they where practicing airdefense over Gotland (an island outside the eastcoast of Sweden) but suddenly where interupted by the command central to intercept a target moving towards them, coming from the near costal area south of Stockholm. Per-Olof was guided to an direct attack at a target flying at 21500 meters (about 65 000 feet). His radar locked on at maximum distance,and the primary weapon selected was the Rb 71 Skyflash, and by the numbers presented to him he knew that it could only be a Mig 25 or the SR-71. As the contact came closer he could eventually see the gray siluette of an SR-71 passing a couple of 1000 meters above. Per-Olofs altitude is claimed to still be classified. But he says that he was higher then he had ever been before, and the sky turned black instead of the usual blueish colour. Since that day they had several contacts with the SR-71. They often flew very close to swedish airspace. coming from the east just south of Ã...land at mach 3, decreasing speed to mach 2.56 to make the turn and head south along the swedish coast, accelerating between the islands Gotland and Öland. Per-olof says that he made 5 encounters during his time as an active pilot. The usual way to make an intercept was to climb up to 8000 meter, turn around and head north back towards Stockholm, accelerating to maximum speed and altitude. The later evaluations told them that they would have succeded in shooting down the aircraft if they had used their missiles.

[@pawelpablo898]

I can confirm this, in Poland radars spotted some fast moving objects over Baltic Sea.

[@michaelsnyder3871]

This assumes that the SR-71 was caught unawares. SR-71s not only have exceptional recon capability, they have RWR and EW ECM. I'm quite sure the SR-71 pilots were aware of the JA37s and that they were neutral players, which explains the flight profile. Had the SR-71 been flying a profile in a hostile environment, the JA37s would never have come close as the SR71s would have transited Swedish airspace at maximum speed and altitude.

[@michaelsnyder3871]

BTW the DCS aircraft is the AJ37 which is maximized for air-ground combat, not the JA37 interceptor. Also this must be an AJSH 37, updated in the mid and late '90s. Maritime strike was not a priority for the AJ37, but was for the SH 37 and all the strike roles were combined in the upgraded AJs, AJSF and AJSH.

[@alfepalfe]

@[e-mail] they could and did meet the blackbirds, not catch up with them but they could meet them from the front and missile lock them, simulations showed that if they fired they could probaply have shot one down. If we wanted to shoot them down the blackbirds would just fly a different route to avoid Sweden.

[@darkstar7988]

I'm glad it's these guys working on the F-14, no offense to the rest, but i believe Leatherneck do the most justice to the machines they replicate.

[@WeslarWaven]

Very true

[@Autotragisk]

As a Swede i really enjoyed this, cred to Ralfidude for taking the time to make this! And some nice music and sights as well.

[@Autotragisk]

And wait for the cockpit translation, the Swedish language is, well, like women, complicated.

@@Autotragisk I'm glad they released the "original" cockpit first. It's part of the atmosphere. And hey, it can't always be the turn of the English, every once in a while we can have a "oh I understand it right away" type of plane. Mine is the Mirage in French, but as I've been Swede-fascinated since chilhood and wanted to learn Swedish, of course I kept my DCS Viggen in Swedish and learnt every panel that way !

[@ralfidude]

Slight correction here on the AA loadout: it's 6 Rb 24s, and 4 RB74s

[@Mi1lerTime]

Your videos just get better and better man, nicely done.

[@ralfidude]

Panzer VIII Maus Believe me I know

[@Wrootplonk]

The Tomcat should make things veeeeery interesting. Not only due to the AIM-54's, but just through sheer radarpower. Should be interesting to see if people manage to use it much like the Iranians do, as an AWACS-type aircraft.

[@simulatedpilot3441]

Fjordmonkey hope they make a Mig31 that would make me very happy

[@eastonwilliams1722]

Fjordmonkey I'm going to have a gasm waiting for the F14 God I want to get that and fly with or against the F5

[@Papapiishu]

Oh man, the editing! This might just be your finest piece of work yet ralfi :)

[@SolidMikeP]

THAT SIDE BY SIDE WAS EPIC!

[@cfrost6383]

That STOL (Short Takeoff And Landing) video is performed by a Viggen from my home town (Östersund) belonging to Airforce base F4. Thank you for showing me that video :)

[@_Matsimus_]

Holy shit, great video! and amazing jet. thanks

[@JLXcellent]

I know this is over a year old now but it's still the best summary/review of the Viggen I've seen. Informative, concise and entertaining. Excellent work as usual Ralphi. Well done!

[@ralfidude]

danke

[@rillz11]

Having finnaly got my hands on it, the viggen is quite a beast. The perspective of what can be done with a 70s era re-engineered 727 turbine is mind blowing.

[@BraindeadCRY]

I love that direct comparison of real life footage to DCS footage. Beautiful touch in showing off just how good the model is.

[@Chrille9320]

MY DAD USED TO FLY THESE BACK IN THE 70's!!!!! I will totaly show this game to him!

[@albinhurve5521]

I LOVE that the cockpit is in Swedish. It really gives it a unique look. Also I'm Swedish so I can read to though :)

[@desmosnob]

Great video! My grandfather spent a big part of his career working on those missiles and the over all weapon systems for the Viggen.

[@breadpitt970]

probably the most beautiful plane ever.

[@gaz2188]

Leatherneck ist truly revolutionary when it comes to authentic and beautiful 3D models and textures

[@tryrose8334]

I love how you added a picture of "Spock" every time... Amazing

[@bazejs8084]

Your best video, a masterpiece. The sense of humor, mixed with in depth information about the module and music fitting perfectly.

[@LeReVaQ]

Amazing review! This is probably the best airplane review I've seen. Really dig the humor + the cinematic scenes as well as the fitting music setting the mood.

[@michaelwu3371]

The best part is that there's a working walkman music player in the Viggen.

[@rogerhuxley4409]

Nice to see Top Gear's James May (6:10) make an appearance. And he's a pilot.

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

What a delightful video ) As for the viggen what can You say apart from Sublimely Stunning , Beautiful and inspiring !

[@steph4050]

That review is pure joy. The artistic side of it is funny, original and just a delight to watch. Subscribed ...

[@ralfidude]

danke, enjoy your stay

[@Wrootplonk]

I've loved the Viggen since I saw it at an airshow as a little kid in the 80's. Sure, the A10 that was there was cool and all, and so was both the F16 and the F5's, but the Viggen blew me away. I've called it brutal in both looks, sound and smell (yes, it does smell vastly different than an F16. Got to know that very well during a Step-out to 338 Squadron back when I served with 331/334 here in Norway) before, and that still stands. Now all we need is for Leatherneck to develop the JA37D :D AMRAAMS, Datalink and what's basically a single-barrel version of the GAU8 from the A10, namely the Oerlikon KCA 30mm cannon. Fires much of the same caliber round, too (30x173mm

I don't know, on one hand the JA37 would be a nice addition to the "80s" aircrafts and would fight against Mirages and MiG 29s, but on the other hand I feel like the JA35 Drakken would be a fantastic companion to the F5 and the MiG 21 (as well as the F104 mod) in Cold War scenarios !

[@skull1161]

@ JA-39 would be neat, though I was originally disappointed that the Viggen in game was not an air to air version, even if the AJS-37 is fun to use. JA-35 would be a good contender to the F5 and Mig21, it uses magics and pretty sure almost nothing can out turn it.

@@skull1161 the JA37 radar is still classified as some of its software has been ported to the Gripen, as once said by Jerry Pousette in an interviewed.

[@jungletroll3844]

@ well shit

[@LiveLNXgaming]

Love it. Love this aircraft. Love everything about it. How it looks. How it feels. How it plays. Just amazing. The A-10 has always been my favorite aircraft (not just in DCS) but this thing is the temptress that may break me.

[@Night_Owl86]

Just sold the plane to a DCS newbie. Now that's how you make a review. 10/10

[@WebberAerialImaging]

Another quality video, thanks. You must be in sales/marketing, or should be. This was better than most ads on KZbin. Nice work!

[@timmy3822]

Top quality review there Ralfi. You should get commission from LN for all the Viggens you just sold haha. Particularly liked the landing sequence mimicking the airshow footage. I hope they fix the glider cluster munitions. As a ground pounder seeing all those explosions made my heart skip a beat lol.

[@daniellombardi3670]

Ralfie, i still watch this video like..once a week..its just way too good not to!! A masterpiece ...both the plan and the video

[@Cyarrick1]

loving your vaporwave/futurefunk choices, makes a surprisingly good compliment to the aircraft

[@tomryner5830]

Awesome! Just awesome. Thanks!/ The Swede from the Viggens hometown of Linköping... And I was born in the Viggens first operational year of 1971.

[@mks913]

Fantastic use of a hysterical James May laugh... Also, a very well crafted review.

[@noahpulfer]

watched this vid 4 times. that's when you know a youtube vid is well done. lovin the viggen so far... cheers Ralfi

[@coltrogue]

This is out-freaking-standing! I couldn't be happier with how this turned out! Superb song-choice and editing, as always!

[@ralfidude]

Danke young padawan. All thanks to your help.

[@Hellreign82]

Great review and video Ralfi :D Loved the edits that have gone into this. Lots of good info in here too for us Viggen noobs too, and good demo of her capabilities Will you be bringing out any 'Idiot' guides for this bird? Got a feeling the computer is going to stall me

[@tommeier1888]

Well there is always bunyap :D

[@tgtgtufeutgtgt4777]

He does everything but "Idiot" guides, they are very in depth and detailed

[@tommeier1888]

tgtgtufeu tgtgt hm true

[@bitspacemusic]

When the pilots returned from Akan pod missions, they'd know exactly how much ammo was left in the pod. There was no counter.

[@JiveDilletante]

This was reeeaaally nicely done

[@Conan_Obrien]

Watched your Viggen vid earlier today Jive. Stunning shots mate. That 21:9 is ridiculous.

[@noahwayyy8418]

Such a great review with so much humor including clips from top gear and top gun. Well done ralfi!!!

[@skatansomdog]

Amazing video ralfi! As a Swede it is absolutely amazing to have one of the Swedish legendary planes in DCS. Thanks for the review :)

[@Charles_Bro-son]

The cockpit by itself looks close to photo realistic, really amazing.

[@cubismo85]

i dont play this game but that was a wonderful review. /swedish living near an airbase grown up with draken,viggen and jas39

[@AnnaMeyer]

That was one of the best reviews I've seen ever, splendid work! Being of Swedish origin and familiar with the Viggen I must stay you made me proud as well :)

[@AdurianJ]

Sweden doesn't Have an officially decreed national anthem "Du Gamla Du Fria" just became the national anthem on it's own and everyone has accepted that !

[@zachthornbury1419]

Oh my gosh, that side by side landing and take off with video of the real plane was absolutely brilliant. That made this video!

[@andrecoffin2611]

Ralfi your taste in music is amazing.

[@ralfidude]

I know right? :)

[@andrecoffin2611]

No shit bruh. Keep up the great work.

[@andrecoffin2611]

BTW at the short field landing part of the video, the visible wing(canard)tip vortices when the plane is on the ground bugs me a lot. Maybe I should talk with Leatherneck, but, y'know.

[@teooo]

I'm glad that someone finally made a proper sim of a Swedish jet. Hopefully we'll get more in the future.

I'm ready to trade all my DCS modules for a single Drakken !

[@Air-Striegler]

Still haven´t given up the hope to see similar AAA quality reviews for other DCS modules on your part Ralfie!

[@toadman506]

Watching this again after a year...I never picked up on your Warning...it took me forever to figure out to put a curve in the rudder axis, I couldnt get the dang thing off the ground..once I got that figured out though...DAMN The Viggen is a sweet flying Ship!!!

[@F16Petter]

Very nice video, you sure put a lot of effort into it! A note though, the side by side demonstration of the landing and takeoff the video used is of the JA37 and not the AJS37. It's a bit more pimped as JA37 has some more power and the elevons are interlocked. You can also spot the JA model easily by the small shark fin UHF antenna at the top of the exhaust. However I think it was a fantastic demonstration anyhow... To my knowledge the only aircraft with a thrust reverser (not vectoring) except for the Viggen is the Panavia Tornado but it would not use it to move the aircraft backwards, only for braking. Once again, great video!

[@pickrelated3015]

I already bought it, but after your video I almost bought it second time! Such descriptive, entertaining and pleasant looking video! You, sir, are a kick-ass channel holder.

[@andrewe3165]

the detail in these planes is beautiful

[@sigurdolaisen8389]

One hell of a review. Although I don't plan on buying the module, I enjoyed seeing it get the full work over. Excellent editing and narrating along with nice flying. Ace!

[@DomiDomi00LOVE00TeK]

that was easily one of the best reviews i have ever seen !

[@romagnolo]

I never understood why there is some airplanes porn around the internet. I always though that it was some kind of sickness. But today, watching this, you caused something very VERY strange within my inner me. Congratulations, I guess.

[@Zatain]

Space-rockets, aircraft and in some cases supercars and industrial robots; the pinnacle of human engineering.. Whats not to get excited about?

[@MrChaosProf]

watch the wheels at 7:53... it's moonwalking! Didn't know Michael was a Jet pilot back then... ;-)

[@michaelthebarbarian3380]

This is probably my favorite module yet. Such a cool attack plane.

[@hughesja1975]

Love the picture in picture sequence at 7:25, good job!

[@henrikpettersson2886]

This plane looks so good. Thinking about starting with DCS now.

[@ChuckOwl]

Nice, funny, concise and informative review. It sums up my impressions perfectly. Well-done!

[@bazej1080]

Great review, and fantastic plane. Perfect balance between actual facks/knowledge and some upbeat approach. Also musicsomehow fits spot on.

[@russhogan6967]

Nice .... Very nice indeed !!! You should do a lot more reviews like this! Just awesome !!!

[@human5078]

Whoa! The editing and quality of the review. Kudos Ralfie!

[@er1k7sdb44]

As a swede myself, i was on the floor when u showed a picture of ”Spock” from Star Trek when u were talking about ”SPAK”. In swedish ”spak” menas ”lever”.

[@AGenericAccount]

If there's something besides the meticulous editing and clip gathering, it's your taste in music. Fucking love that shit man

[@bennettmarshall7881]

Speechless at the quality of this video. What I can say though is that I subbed! Very good job!

[@Elitmaseen]

Would be cool to see the JA 37 in DCS. Different radar, bigger engine and with a internal 30mm gun.

[@Triggerhappypilot]

Those MCLOS missiles just remind me of proton torpedoes. Stay on Target!

[@itswheetie9898]

absolutely beautiful work Ralfi

[@KBLRonson]

Developers should get you to do the promo videos for them, as this will help a lot of DCS players both new and seasoned to know if this module will be for them. Great job mate I really enjoyed watching this.

[@ralfidude]

Well... they do. This is the second promotional video I did, the first being the Mig-21

[@randonlando418]

Love the stranger things theme.

[@DecibeldB]

Well done review, I love the image editing the music and the the humor. Great job

[@SimDeck]

This really is a great module. I love it. I fly it when I'm off work on holidays. They nailed this they really nailed it.

[@thebigdustin]

This is so far, the best DCS video I've ever watched. Subbed!

[@oddballhippie7363]

Few people has listened it live, when viggen used to fly by, you knew it. Draken was loud, nothing compares to viggen. PEACE!

[@Vova3iLvova]

yo ralf i dont even play dsc but both mig 21 and this review were so much fun to watch nicely done dude

[@PedroShaPe]

Loved the Brazilian music! Glad to see you enjoy it :- ) Man... The Viggen is SO FREAKING AWESOME!!

[@Phvpark]

ver um br por aqui, ta ai uma coisa que eu pensava que nunca ia acontecer

[@PedroShaPe]

kkkk jogo DCS tmb rapa! e os videos do ralfi sao mto fodas

[@mbirth]

As a German, I can't but giggle when reading "Viggen" …

[@FredDude27]

I'll bite: What does "Viggen" mean and/or imply in German then? :D

[@mbirth]

Well, you speak "v" like an "f" and "gg" sounds like a soft spoken "ck".

[@FredDude27]

Ah...I think I know what you mean..Assuming it's not my dirty imagination.

[@realQuiGon]

You're right, it sounds like "ficken" which means "to fuck" :D

[@Chrinik]

Very, very mumbled pronounciation of "Ficken"....aka: "to fuck"...but only if you squint really hard.

[@kikomain]

This is a really great review video! Really, really well done. Review videos often ask for a lot of skipping around because of boring and needless stuff. But the things that you highlighted and remarked in this video, had some good points and weight behind it. An absolute delight! Well done @ralfidude :)

[@danielparkin1043]

Great review, thank you. Apart from all the features isn't she just beautiful.

[@dimgl19]

You Sir, have an excellent taste in music.

[@Magnussen92]

Man what a great video! So well made and awesome to watch, even for people like me who don't even play the game(!) I love how you entertain so well with videos like Shits'n'giggles, but also provide awesome and calm educational videos like this. I hope we get to see more videos like this :)

I want the real fighter version, JA37 Viggen, with built in cannon, glass cockpit, radar missiles and the extra compressor stage to be able to pull really high alfa.

[@tier12211]

Can't wait for leather neck to finish the F-14 man. Although this is a very nice addition.

[@Smygolf1234]

Fantastic video Ralfi. Really good work!

[@Festias]

Superb video, I'm psyched about this aircraft!

[@smashpiranha]

I've watched this review like 3 times and I already own the Viggen

[@Geobiery]

Best Viggen video I've seen yet

[@TheMirkxD]

Makes me wish i could fly these things. Love the videos man.

[@Altrote100]

Thanks for being so honest about this product. So, not this time Leatherneck.

[@sinan325]

Amazing footage and review. Subscribed.

[@skunk71]

Great vid, as usual, and exceptional choice of soundtrack!

[@hellbreaker1491]

This plane was an absolute monster. o_o

[@dingoniner5528]

At 2:35...."I love the sound of the canopy closing..." (Then proceeds "sing" over the sound of the canopy closing).