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SAAB J-35 Draken

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SAAB J-35 Draken


The Saab 35 Draken (IPA: [²dr??k?n]; 'The Kite' or 'The Dragon') is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) between 1955 and 1974.


The Saab 35 Draken is known for, among other things, its many "firsts" within aviation. It was the first Western European-built combat aircraft with true supersonic capability to enter service and the first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. Designwise it was one of, if not the first, combat aircraft designed with double delta wings, being drawn up by early 1950. The unconventional wing design also had the side effect of making it the first known aircraft to perform and be capable of the Cobra maneuver. It was also one of the first Western-European-built aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight, reaching it on 14 January 1960.


The Saab 35 Draken is a fighter aircraft, equipped with a distinctive double delta wing. According to Flight International, it is difficult to differentiate between the fuselage and the wing.[13] The design anticipates what would later be known as a ‘blended wing-body’. The fuselage has a circular section, and the inboard portion of the wing is a large-chord surface which extended almost to the engine intakes. It was possible to dispense with a tailplane, resulting in a clean, simple overall design. The leading edge of the inner wing was swept back 80° for high-speed performance, and the outer wing 60° for good performance at low speeds.


Due to a lack of knowledge on the then historically unproven design of the J 35's tailless double delta wing configuration, the plane had a lot of problems at the start of its service life. The unstable design of double delta wings made it difficult to land early versions of the J 35 as they had to be manually stabilized during landing.[24] The design also allowed the plane to enter what's called "super stalls"; which simplified can be described as an uncontrollable stall which appears on planes with specific wing configurations when pulling high alpha numbers.[24] Due to this pilots on the J 35 were trained to prevent super stalls from happening. However out of this training came what is today known as the Cobra maneuver, which starts with an entry into a controlled super stall by pulling high alpha and then quickly pulling negative alpha to counter it.[8] This basically makes the plane a full body air brake for a few seconds, which heavily drops the speed.

instructions:
very easy to operate, pull up after reaching 350km/h (217 mph)

P.S: don't turn before reaching 1000 km/h (621 mph)

sorry for not using a custom cockpit, I am still learning how to make a one

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Length 54.0ft (16.5m)
  • Height 16.2ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 32,264lbs (14,634kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.044
  • Wing Loading 70.5lbs/ft2 (344.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 457.5ft2 (42.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4817

Parts

  • Number of Parts 115
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 537