Saab AJS-37 Viggen thrust reverser landing and short take off. Swedish Air Force 90 years at Malmen

Swedish Air Force is celebrating its 90th anniversary. Huvudflygdagarna på Malmen i Linköping 2016-08-28, Sunday, Söndag.

[@Breznak]

The landing was amazing but the take-off absolutely blew my mind.

[@mathiasandersson4153]

It is designed to start and land from our country roads and highways. As our doctrine was that in case of Russian aggression and war our airfields would be the first targets so we relocate our airforce out into our vast forests and use most big roads as runways.

[@Breznak]

@@mathiasandersson4153 we in the eastern block operated military jets from fotorways too, but our (Czechoslovakia) MiG-21s And Su-17 weren't nearly as STOL as the mighty Viggen.

[@seybertooth9282]

@@Breznak Isn't the Czech republic considering getting Gripen?

[@Breznak]

@@seybertooth9282 yes, we've been flying 14 leased Gripens since mid-2000s (i think)

[@fritzmuller8246]

Landing was more of a smack down . Carrier style

[@kkhalifah1019]

First time I've seen a jet fighter do a 3-point turn.

[@sultanmehmoodghaznavi6312]

well driver thinks its a car

[@JohnSmith-cy9tt]

Try that with a F35

[@117nighthawk2]

EVEN HAVE BOW THRUSTER

[@gordon4385]

Yeah, they make you do it to get your license.

[@maxjasmine]

That's so the pilot can stop at Starbucks for a Latte Grande.

[@Citadin]

The pilot saw the "No Parking 9am to 5pm" sign on the runway so he had to turn around and find another place to land.

[@UltraNoobian]

I would hope its no parking, on the main runway.

[@JCrashB]

Naw he saw his ex on the other end of the runway and bugged the fuck out.

[@reggiesm4460]

Underrated

[@emrikbergman8993]

😂😂😂😂

[@josiahricafrente585]

Did that plane seriously just execute a 3-point turn like it was no big deal?

[@darkiee69]

It wasn't. :)

[@annahl7591]

Sure did baby

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Yup! 😮😆👍

[@wombot2406]

SWEDISH ENGINEERING BABY

[@mennit4959]

Josiah Ricafrente it isn‘t a big deal.

[@HeliPadUSA]

What everyone seems to be missing in the comments about this video is - the amazing thing is, planes should always take off in to the wind and land in to the wind....this guy has so much thrust he just does whatever the hell he wants!

[@robguyatt9602]

Are you suggesting he shouldn't have done the 3 point turn but just took off again backwards? LOL. Oh and with afterburner of course. LOL

[@Catcrumbs]

I don't think a fighter without enough power to overcome a tailwind would be much use.

[@karl-erikmumler9820]

@@Catcrumbs It is but not for Sweden.

[@donsekr8520]

You don’t get it do you!

[@jamesharding3459]

Just like every other fighter since the early 60’s. So what?

[@mrk5579]

Keep in mind that this was done in the 1970s. First fighter to have reverse thrust and being able to operate on 500m runways

[@kurtsoderberg]

Mach 2+ fighter.

[@ludvigarstrand9666]

@@kurtsoderberg nope its under mach 2

[@hemligx-sson8202]

@@ludvigarstrand9666No it’s not. JA 37 Mach 2.2 and AJ Mach 2+, even its predecessor J35 was a Mach 2+ fighter jet, 2126 km/h.

[@seybertooth9282]

Had the pleasure of seeing an airshow with Viggen when I first joined the Swedish Army in the 80's, while the plane was still in service. I have of course seen displays with Gripen later, and while the latter is obviously a more modern aircraft, damn the Viggen was a BEAST. Absolute power. Weird how the Swedish AF went from muscular and masculine Viggen direct to the nimble and elegant Gripen. It's like going from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Scarlett Johansson.

[@Tehinke]

I've seen the AJ37 Viggen and JAS 39 Gripen train together back in the late 90's. Yoy could easily tell them apart from 10 km away. Just by their sound. Viggen puts a smile on your face even at fairly close range with it's brutal roar. The Gripen makes an awful screeching noice that just makes you want to put earplugs in, even from 2km away. Anyways, the Viggen did a circular turn while the Gripen made a figure 8 inside it's radius. It was beautiful to see.

[@killar56137]

wow first time ive seen a jet reverse thrust like putting a car in reverse.

[@egustafson]

They used to do it with airliners in the 70's until the noise complaints rolled in

[@Repented008]

@@egustafson md-80

[@RedLP5000S]

727

They drift them Malmö to Boden + it can bounce like a Mexican car.

[@lesindorf-835videos]

Il-62 did the same.

[@JODRecaps]

Fun fact: No one knows the top speed of the Viggen since they could never stop accelerating without running out of fuel

[@skogling]

That was said about Draken. Not Viggen. 😉

[@JODRecaps]

@@skogling hm heard it from my uncle so that explains it

[@JODRecaps]

@@skogling also i like draken more so thats epic

[@skogling]

@Krister Lagerström Both then. 🤣

[@marshalcraft]

@John C. that sounds about right, I think aircraft with the canards tend to have a slightly lower top speed due to extra drag at the cost of increased manueverability at high aoa. Don't know what the big stink is today about short field capabliity these days?

[@omnipotent3443]

Add a public road as the airstrip, with tall pine trees just meters away from the wing tips, full service as in refueling, new weapons and new intel for the driver(sic!) out in the woods, and all of the ground service supplied by drafted personell in an ultra flat organization with an absolute minimum of brass. Sure was something to be proud of then, back in the days.

[@karl-erikmumler9820]

Works with JAS too. With a few trade offs.

[@seantaggart7382]

Yeah

[@JIMJAMSC]

Why did he back up and turn around a fighter? Because he can.

[@soiah]

it is meant for 500 meters runaway with 10 minute resupply and back into air window

[@michaeltempsch5282]

@@soiah... in and out of a siding/pocket off a highway...

[@HeliPadUSA]

Air show - showin' off.

[@thethirdman225]

@@HeliPadUSA Operational requirement.

[@thedude4795]

They said Gripen cant. Well, I guess it CANND'

[@snuffle2269]

Pilot lands on his street, "Honey, I forgot my work keys for the office", takes off again. Jeez that was short. You could hide those aircraft and support them all over the world.

[@allep360]

Richard Kroll the Swedish Highway system are Made completely straight on certain sections to be used as runways.

[@jesperepe]

That was exactly the point

[@lindenloon]

The Viggen is a masterpiece!

[@38wonderfullife]

It sure is

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

Wery much good looking destroyer-eliminator badass machine.

[@dotdashdotdash]

makes me think of a cobra

[@lastpokemon]

Yes in the eyes of its creators. I thought the swedes were masters of the design -- they should stick to the table tennis and European English pop

[@simonmercier6733]

@@lastpokemon And you should stick with Pokemon.

[@lovecchio420]

This plane has a killer profile. So sharp.

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

It's because it's an destroyer-eliminator badass machine. Made in Sweden. Heavy duty. Who remember the cold war???

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

@@erikahl7180 very fine Beautiful plane.

[@WanderingShadow100]

You mean....so SABB ?

[@helios-aswedishbloodhound6272]

I was in the military and served the swedish air forces as a 1:th technichian to Saab JA 37 Viggen. Prepared the fighter in the morning, then 4 clearance during each day, before take off. I must say, The Viggen fighter is a beast, so powerful but still smooth. I miss those days a lot!

[@Jarek_73]

Any idea about its consumption during the start? It seems like 100 litres per second 😁😉

[@teslacawe2622]

jarygot When parked and idle it took about 70 litres/minute. When it took off it was like a swirl in its gas tank..

[@neilstern1694]

@@teslacawe2622 you would think they would take off at less power and then hit it. Or is that not possible? I'm don't know much about these things.

[@teslacawe2622]

@@neilstern1694 Naa, no point with that for a quick and safe take off.

[@neilstern1694]

@@teslacawe2622 ah it's safe at full power, thank you for your reply ✌

[@robinjansen8522]

Saw this Saab demo at the Dutch Airforce Days 2019 and my god, this is the true definition of airpower

[@peterl8548]

Remeber, one time, at the airfield of Gällivare when doing some skydiving, before an airshow the next day. Was packing my chute, and all of a sudden the hair of my neck rose. I turned 180 degrees, and there it was- The mighty Viggen, A low fly by with reheater swoshing over our heads, many, many kn/h that it would do the following day on the actual airshow. I actually did some somersaults. That engine roar!

[@6105boe]

It wouldn’t do very well as an air to air fighter, it’s really more of a bomber/anti-ship/interceptor

[@Groza_Dallocort]

@@6105boe it was still going to be used against other fighters therefor the J-version

[@warbuzzard7167]

I looked up "Badass" in the Webster's the other day. The second entry under Clint Eastwood's picture was the Saab Viggen!

[@stefanpersson6475]

90000 bhp Viking fighting machine. Designed to kill Russians.

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

@@stefanpersson6475 it still is, designed to kill. In Finland be use the term Hävittäjä! It means destroyer and eliminator in one word! It's a superlative. Viggen. Real badass HÄVITTÄJÄ!

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

😆👍

[@kullenberg83]

@Agent J I bet they aint alowed to

[@PETURK]

Chuck Norris would not agree ;-) But this plane, what year was it produced? This was way ahead of it´s time!

[@davidjames1063]

Truly an aircraft AHEAD of it's time ! I loved this one ever since childhood.

[@ZFilms11]

Ahead of its time? Definitely not. It was a product of the great and proven engineering already at their feet.

[@lurtzy_]

@@ZFilms11 It definitely was ahead of its time when it was released.

[@jamesharding3459]

@@lurtzy_Absolutely not. It was thoroughly outperformed in all relevant aspects by a great many aircraft from the day it was introduced.

[@tortap]

@@ZFilms11 "1985 - introduction of the data link (encrypted communication between up to 4 fighters and ground control), which allowed passive firings about a decade before any other country sported such system"

[@hemligx-sson8202]

@@jamesharding3459No it wasn’t! Stupid comment. First flight in 1967 and first delivered to the Air Force in 1971. It was good enough to achieve missile lock on the SR 71 several times.

[@parrotraiser6541]

Looks as though that machine could defend a Walmart, flying off the parking lot.

[@kirra9152]

The jet blast would be very convenient to the visitors and their parking ride, not to mention the sound.

[@insertnamehere8096]

No parking spot? NO PROBLEM!!! JUST DROP SOME JDAMS TO MAKE YOURSELF A SPOT!!! AND WITH OUR LATEST MODLE YOU CAN BACK INTO IT TOO!!!!!

[@juri8723]

america 2030

[@MAarshall]

lmao!

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

👍😆😉

[@JZ909]

One of my favorite cold war fighters. While other nations spent all their resources into making their fighters faster and more maneuverable with bigger radars and missiles, the Viggen had survivability on the ground baked into the airframe as a core concept just as much the F-16 had dogfighting baked into the design. With the prevalence of missile threats to air bases, even today, militaries could learn a lot from the concept of the Viggen.

[@bigbazar5226]

SAAB marketing coping and seething right now. Long way of saying that it was worse than other aircraft lmao "surv is baked into it's core" lmao listen to yourself talk holy shit you sound like an A-10 coper

[@orue5499]

viggen was also made to be the fastest at low altitudes and it was damn good at that

[@bumblebob5979]

I love this plane, will never stop! It's shape, abilities and massive power. Saab and Volvo together! A fantastic bird from a different era

[@eternity68]

I love Viggen🔥, its powerful raw looks , the noice it made watching it in airshows

[@WildWildWeasel]

Fun fact, the Volvo RM8 is a license built version of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 with an added afterburner.

[@lurtzy_]

@@WildWildWeasel That's a fact, not a fun fact. Stop saying ''Fun Fact'', its not funny?

[@WildWildWeasel]

@@lurtzy_ nobody asked, sod off 💀

[@davidhildebrand8894]

Nothing like seeing the Pratt and Whitney JT8 (Used on Boeing 737-200, Boeing 727-200, and McDonnell Douglas MD-80s) on a fighter jet!

[@peteraksenov7032]

I saw and heard J 37 Viggen almost every day, I'm born and raised in Tullinge F18 (South Stockholm) in the 80s and early 90s... It vas epic....

[@sdfghgtrew]

Söder om söder fan

[@DRWvids]

It's amazing how short landing and take off the saab needed. Absolutely awesome aircraft.

[@hawkertyphoon4537]

When your Airforce can in the Pine trees, when their Jets are manoevrable like Cars... You are doing something right. You are doing a bang-up Job! Well done Sweden.

[@SimplyRed66]

Great fighter jet!!Reverse gear and all!! Looks like a Star Wars Jedi fighter🚀!! Swedish tech at its best!! 👍👆

[@TheKasperlkopf]

It doesnt have a reverse gear tho

[@paraluppimassimo9539]

Viggen the best. Respect from Italy

[@blixbelliose3206]

A beast. A section of these aircraft flying low would rattle your teeth. Guess that's what happen when you take a big afterburner and slap a cockpit on to it.

[@Toolman999999]

Extremly short landing. It brakes and reverses trust so hard that the back end almost lifts.

[@Lundamyrstrollet]

Everyone else: line up at one end of the runway to have as much space as possible for safety reasons... Swedish Viggen: just turn around in the middle and use the shortest part of the runway...

[@Antagraber]

SAAB . Unique brand, as their cars used to be. One of a kind.

[@Arnisho]

If the Finish winter war was a nightmare for the Soviets. An invasion of Sweden during the cold war would be Armageddon for them :)

[@Compasscard]

That is an incredible piece of engineering. It's a very atypical plane but well ahead of it's time.

[@hanslindquist4183]

I miss Viggen in the sky where I live

[@MAarshall]

Det gör vi allihopa :'(

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

A Jag har alltid älskat att "se" är ett fel ord, uppleva är bättre. It's not just a plane, it's a happening. Fallande lövet.

[@RadioactiveSaddam]

Me too

[@arlandaplanespotting]

Samma här. Flög över byn jag är uppfödd i vid inflygning till F4. Senare hade jag lyckan att göra värnplikten som flygmekaniker på Viggen :)

[@CapulloSpawn]

Wait a minute: where is the beep when the jet drives back? That's really dangerous :D

[@karl-erikmumler9820]

It actually had a horn to honk at cars while driving down country roads. Not kidding.

[@daveskinner5131]

One of the absolute great fighters, the delta at full potential.

[@NoWacko]

Pilot:“Shit, I forgot to buy milk, let me turn around quickly.“

[@localbod]

Thanks for posting. This is a fine demonstration of STOL capability.

[@shadowjack8]

That was insane! Never seen a jet do that before. Can you imagine how cheap aircraft carries would be if they could all do this? No more cats, no more arresting gears. You might even be able to eliminate the need for angled decks or jump ramps. Straight decks would rule again. Didn't Saab use a sterling engine for subs that could take out our carriers? Lets hope they remain an ally.

[@wkruit]

The Royal Navy has hips and aircraft that can do that.

[@nilsbrattgard9586]

Well, as a swedish dude I'll just confirm that we wouldn't be a threat even if we for some unlikely reason started siding with Russia or something. Our military is so small we'd be gone in a week (last I read that is about the time we could feasibly protect ourselves if a larger military power attacked). Viggen is a freaking sweet plane though, and we can make some nice submarines too, so we've got the design skills at least.

[@Breznak]

@@nilsbrattgard9586 Oh, good to know. You better watch out 'cause we're comming for you with our mighty czech army of doom! Now that we ordered four (sic!) ah-1s we can crush anyone.

[@Breznak]

@@wkruit The Royal Navy has hips to take down US carriers...must be due to the increasing gender balance amongst sailors.

[@Groza_Dallocort]

@@nilsbrattgard9586 during the cold war it was a diffrent story though

[@TheCraigHudson]

I'm here because of dcs world new module coming out from leatherneck sims. Never even heard of the ajs37 till a few months ago but damn it is pretty slick

[@rillz11]

The Viggen and phantom have to be my two favorite aircraft, especially from this era. High speed down on the deck is just a thrill to see. binge watching right now while dcs downloads and installs!

[@cougar231000]

I have It on FSX, but the dcs versione Is surely Better overral......

[@MrMerrick671]

Saw a Viggen many years ago and not only impressed by its STOL capabilities but also its impressive noise. Only the F-14 was louder.

[@stefanjohansson3670]

Wow, det bästa flygplanet för Sverige. Kan säkert gå ner och upp överallt. 👍

[@houssamassila6274]

Pilot: Whoops, I forgot the mask, imma go get it, brb

[@svmik]

That clicking of camera shutters the moment afterburner is switched on.... :-)

[@nicholasshaw9772]

When reversing it should sound "beep beep beep"

[@ArifSelect1]

why have to beep beep if you can hear the sound in 3 miles radius 🤣

[@2ebarman]

@@ArifSelect1 No need for beeping, this vehicle is equipped with backstander-auto-removal system.

[@jmvneto51]

That would be funny! kkkkk

[@rockym2931]

That is funny!

[@Feuergraf]

That's the plane ATC doesn't tell the wind data to when giving landing/take off clearance because it just doesn't matter

[@davidporter499]

Always one of my favourites at Farnborough, back in the day. It is a credit to the Swedish Air Force that they kept the Vigen, albeit updated, in service so long.

[@waynemitchell1076]

Absolutely drop-dead gorgeous jet. Best looking SAAB ever.

[@RedLP5000S]

And that's including their cars.

[@joakimwohlfeil]

Ooops, first check out the looks of Viggens older brother 35 Draken before claiming final victory in cool looks ;-)

[@waynemitchell1076]

@@joakimwohlfeil beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. From certain angles, to me, in comparison, the Draken looks like a flat triangle with a tail. But again, at different angles I can understand how different people would fall in love with it.👍

[@hudson2441]

I used to have a diecast little matchbox model of this jet. Always thought it was a cool looking plane. Not every fighter of note in the world is American. I heard one of these achieved lock on an SR71 Blackbird

[@Tiger313NL]

And not just once either. :)

[@zapfanzapfan]

They also saved one. It had engine trouble over the Baltic and a couple of Viggen escorted it and protected it from being forced down behind the iron curtain. The pilots got some medals last year I think it was when it was declassified and all the pilots could meet after more than 30 years.

[@lohikarhu734]

@@zapfanzapfan That's a very cool story... is there anywhere that one can see that on-line?

[@zapfanzapfan]

@@lohikarhu734 Interview with the pilots on Swedish TV so it's partly in Swedish. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCsg2B9gK-Id8k

[@seybertooth9282]

@@zapfanzapfan Yes, this is a true story. A flight of Viggen escorted a damaged SR-71 out of Soviet airspace, got to it right before the Soviet Migs.

[@andrewbeattieRAB]

I am sure I am hardly the only one to realize how reversers could LIMIT an overshoot or CAUSE an aggressor to overshoot. Pretty amazing.

[@andreascarlberg3998]

Can not do this in the air. Just for shortening landings.

[@avant74]

Thanks for the upload! According to this movie, there was a mere 187-195 meters takeoff length!! 2 days ago I saw this gem at the 2021 Airshow in Kecskemét - also with this awesome manovre. Really unbelievable to see this in live, too - It took approx 9 seconds to take all wheels off (in calm, windstill weather) from releasing the brakes.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Me again. Can't get enough of this vid! High sink touch down. What, a sub 530'(foot) landing roll out. Turns itself around & executes a sub 470'(foot) take off roll! Talk about a clear air departure that the "junior service service" (U.S.) can't pull off. 😮😲😆👍👍

[@ricardo2573]

I always loved this aircraft since lad, later on working on this field I haven't seen such a STOL in a jet other than AV8B (not VTOL) I am confident that it is even shorter than that on STOL configuration. Impressive and beautiful plane.

[@jimdickson1969]

I love the swedes... this thing takes off from any country road... brilliant. Not even the russians can do that.

[@parlindstrom4641]

So cool to see that aircraft in real life and with there skilled pilots. Had the honor to say hi to one of them in my military service.

[@markusartner6214]

Wow, I knew this plane was a solid piece of engineering, but this is makes even more amazing. Using the thrust reverser as 'reverse gear' is a unique feature, AFAIK. Why did I have to learn the 3-point-turn in a bloody Peugeot 205, then?! 🤔😁

[@viking_II]

Amazing versatility, and all done by 1 relatively small country.

[@MaskinJunior]

After all, Russia was next door and during the cold war we took that threat serious. If you take USAF minimum flight-levels at wartime, and half them, that was regular flight levels for training. Viggen does not have stealth, but was invisible to radar anyway by flying so low it literally was hiding beneath the terrain.

[@MrMerrick671]

They've recently come onboard with the future BAe Systems Tempest. Look it up and see what you think.

[@Choschnebab]

Viking II small but very rich and technologically advanced country like Germany, France, Great Britain - europe in general

[@raus_mit_Islam]

Viking II a small country that is about to destroy itself through immigration.

[@MlTGLIED]

@@raus_mit_Islam they call it "Tolerance" 😅

[@andersleofranzen7019]

What a great Aircraft - we miss You Viggen🫀🙏🥰!!!

[@cultured5147]

It feels like "oops wrong airfield my bad" and immediately takes off to prevent further embarassment

[@03Memito]

I cried after watching this. Human engineering is amazing

[@Salvavideocrack]

Not even a spacecraft would land an take off so rapidly, godly pilot skills.

[@fredtedstedman]

You've gotta love this plane , it's just amazing what it can do !Pretty impressive for late 60's jet . It would make a great carrier jet with that performance . Wales UK.

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

@@erikahl7180 That's why we have Mustang's and Cessnas for, they can reach Moskou!! Hehe.

[@Ronnymikkonen2686]

@@erikahl7180 That's why we have Mustang's and Cessnas for, they can reach Moskou!! Hehe.

[@herrakaarme]

@@erikahl7180 Probably less than the VTOL F-35B, which is the fighter for the new British aircraft carriers.

[@Sweetteawillie]

The performance would most likely be diminished if it were fitted for carrier service... heavier landing gears and such to withstand the stressful environment. Still, an impressive machine!

[@christerahs9776]

The landing gears on that plane could take that with no modifikation. They were made to take HARD landings on short roads even between craters after bombings.

[@Emjee51617]

Ooh THATS SO COOL MAKES ME A PROUD SWEDE 🇸🇪 vilket plan det var grymt alltså!!

[@nozyspy4967]

Its amazing how you can actually see the thrust in the lensing of the air.

[@greggsevern3277]

What an absolute beast! Hairs on end listening to the crackle and roar of that massive engine. Love it!!!!

[@bjornwetterbom]

I was there in 2012 for the display, and stood about where the photographer stands. I first saw the Viggen do this trick circa 1985, when I was 9 years old. In 2012, when the power of the afterburner hit me in the chest, I screamed of joy. My son, who was four at the time, was more interested in the popcorn though...

[@legan8140]

Awesome Volvo engine built in Trollhättan.

[@littlebritain64]

Love these airplanes from Sweden!!

[@ozerfilip]

Swedish planes are always special, amazing, beautiful and efficient !! Single.

[@petter5721]

Viggen could takeoff from an aircraft carrier without a catapult, damn impressive! Viggen (Thunderbolt) is the coolest name on a fighter ever 💪🏻

[@PETURK]

You realize this machine entered sevice in the 70s! ?! It still looks badass, and that takeoff performance. Was ANY other fighter doing that until the 90s?

[@MeatVision]

I've never seen a fighter jet doing something like that. Crazy

[@doszymona81]

That's the purpouse to install back mirrors in jet fighters :D

[@thekenjistream8683]

Szymon Majcher Lack the Beep sound and the white light when reversing :D

[@-_Nuke_-]

😉

[@berndhennig7072]

TheKenjiStream Go

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Needs a backup camera.

[@andrewleyden2752]

This is incredibly impressive on so many levels.

[@mmmolin]

What a beast!

[@Bossgamer9000]

The Viggen really is a masterpiece.

[@georged7239]

For a brief moment when it stopped moving i thought it would transform into a robot...

[@That_Freedom_Guy]

So much power in such a relatively small package! The power to weight ratio is huge compared to the machines that most of us use in our lives! Crazy cool!

[@lokesh303101]

Love the Swedish concept; mommy, I'm gonna fly away after the cookie.

[@ussling]

Wow. I thought the C-130 was the only aircraft with a reverse gear. Color me impressed. I wish Saab would make cars again, but old school. Not the computer-controlled things we have today.

[@aquillandscroll6428]

ussling nah even A-400M has a thrust reverser like feature where the propellers change direction so when they’re spinning they produce thrust going forwards to slow it down quickly.

[@forcexjr1566]

Raptor: I'm the sexiest fighter jet in the world. Viggen: Watch me do a 3-point turn. Raptor: 🤐

[@eternity68]

Coola Viggens råstyrka o kraftfulla design 🔥 o ljudet på flygshowen när Viggen kommer in i mach1 från Vänern...🙌

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

That was damn impressive; not only the extremely short landing but also that very short takeoff. Wowza is the word I'm looking for.

[@corb.6837]

That was actually pretty cool.

[@geraldocesarrodrigues8285]

Que espetáculo de águia voadora esse VIGGEN AJS-37. Que maravilha e honra para o Brasil ter e fabricar em conjunto o novíssimo GRIPEN NG com a Suécia. É exatamente originário desse espetáculo tecnológico da SAAB que Brasil e Suécia se unem para colocar nos ares, definitivamente, o novíssimo GRIPEN NG. Suécia, ownnn! Brasil, ownnn. G R I P E N NG ...

[@gracianomendoza8671]

I bet you it has lane departure, ABS, back up camera, apple i-play, etc. Amazing!

[@swdr7441]

This is a strong pilot, a real, super class. The skill is above all. He feels everything. Respect for the pilot, respect. 👍👍👍👍

[@markusbjorklund5920]

Fun fact: Viggen has a Volvo RM8 turbofan that is basically a Pratt & Whitney JT8D. With an additional afterburner. So I would like to see a pair of RM8s bolted on to a DC-9 and see a takeoff with full afterburn.

[@JH-lo9ut]

Omg!

[@kderrida]

That's got to be the aviation equivalent of doing donuts in the parking lot

[@MaskinJunior]

No, Landing in the parking lot would be that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4TQe6Zph5aNesUm28s

[@ex-engineer6657]

Popping wheelies... In the driveway

[@Bastiatlover]

“And I’ll just back up the truck here and head off where I came from” amazing

[@jmeyer3rn]

Saab. Sob. I had one of these. Little convertible. Loved it. Can’t remember the year. Sold it. Now Saab is into this sweet little number. 3-point turn. Yeah. I used to do those in MY Saab.

[@warsmithstefanos2095]

Perfect for those annoying times, when you forget your snus.

[@BersekViking]

First time I've seen a fighter reverse.

[@adam632]

It has R N 1+ and Afterburner- as gearbox 😆

[@KludgeMaker]

Or any plane.

[@peterjackson2625]

I remember seeing the Saab Viggen at Farnborough very many years ago, and being very impressed by it.

[@SFsc616171]

Any time you place inside a fuselage, an engine from a Boeing 737, and you add an afterburner and a thrust reversal unit, you have one heck of an aircraft!

[@hamannshaikh7398]

*I WAS REALLY SURPRISED WHEN HE REVERSED* 😱😱😱

[@razaghumman2412]

Swedish technology is second to none

[@bnghjtyu767]

Well they haven't taken over the world with their Auto industry.

[@marshaltopola5104]

Yep, IKEA rocks!

[@Mornomgir]

@M W You do realize that airplane is 50 years old right?

[@Mornomgir]

@jonny j what? 😄

[@init100]

@M W Actually it is. Look up the time when a Swedish submarine "sunk" a US aircraft carrier. It was an exercise, but the fact that the sub had been able to get past the carrier's destroyer and cruiser screens without being detected really surprised the Americans.

[@MrMASSEYJONES]

Now, THAT’s a great video. Not from the spectator viewpoint, but from the operational side of the field.

[@bongdan]

it has a little propeller on the left, that is what it makes it so fast

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

As Darth Vader said: "Impressive...MOST impressive!"

[@miketyper]

One of my favorite cold warbirds.

[@user-lc3nm2kf1v]

3-point turn with plane just blew my mind lol

[@paulcollyer801]

Bear in mind the age of this design, I remember discussing it via top trumps in the 70s. I understand this is still a viable fighting craft