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By: - 20th June 2013 at 03:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I too like the Gripen esp. the NG and not just because its destined to join the Swiss AF ;)
The NG version is a massive improvement not least in the stores department. A-D Gripen only has 4 stations available when carrying more than one tank which is a bit shabby.
Some pics with live ammo, and one with a load of dumb bombs:
By: - 20th June 2013 at 04:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
IMO SAAB should have made the switch to F414 & the brilliant addition of fuel tanks as soon as F414 became available,
even if it wasnt a SwAF requirement.
The formidable range increase would have caught buyers attention much earlier.
How can less be more? It's impossible. More is more.
Yngwie Malmsteen
Apparently, Yngwie Malmsteen has never went to a go-go
By: - 20th June 2013 at 07:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Apparently, Yngwie Malmsteen has never went to a go-go
Or to a barber's shop.
Rock on dude !
Ragni Malmsteen in Finland; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3vwi7GjZE
Her bro Eugen; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RejW3dj6XSs
By: - 20th June 2013 at 22:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Or to a barber's shop.Rock on dude !
Ragni Malmsteen in Finland; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3vwi7GjZE
Her bro Eugen; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RejW3dj6XSs
could you make a better light fighter than Gripen? post it here
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By: PhantomII - 20th June 2013 at 01:41
First off, this thread is about the GRIPEN......I'm writing this sentence for F-18 Growler so he isn't confused on the topic...
Anyways, with all the talk of the JF-17 and the FA-50 light fighter types around here lately, I thought it time to bring up the penultimate light fighter of the modern era...Saab's Gripen. It's small, and generally I'm not a big fan of little fighters, but the Gripen is far and away my favorite Eurocanard. I thought it would be fun to see what people can come up with as it can carry quite an array of weaponry these days.
Below is one my favorites...I believe it's an older photo of a JAS-39C & JAS-39D (in the foreground) with a load of AIM-9's (JAS-39D) and AIM-120's/AIM-9's (JAS-39C).
The Gripen NG demonstrator with GBU-10's (GBU-24's?), Meteor (mock-ups?), and IRIS-T missiles.