By: Spitfire9
- 12th September 2019 at 16:35Permalink
Fly there? It's not like the Gripen can't cross the Atlantic...
Well I agree it can fly across the Atlantic (quoted ferry range of 4000Km) but it can't do Sweden-Brazil without refuelling, so I wondered what route it would take.
By: eagle
- 12th September 2019 at 19:27Permalink- Edited 12th September 2019 at 19:38
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The first F-39 will perform flight tests in Sweden until the end of 2020, then continue flight tests in Brazil.
If I had to guess, I'd say AAR certification of the E model will be part of the flight tests before going to Brazil.
Probably still going to include 1 or 2 stops... maybe Gando air base (Gran Canaria/Spain).
Even with air to air refuelling, they had a few stops along the way:
This year's exercise provided the first opportunity for Gripens to use tankers during Red Flag, and was also the first time the Swedish aircraft had deployed to and from the USA with air-to-air refuelling support, in the form of two USAF KC-10s. This meant the number of required and planned stops could be reduced from six or seven landings used on earlier deployments, to only three.
That was in 2013, and they stopped at Lajes. In earlier Red Flags, AAR wasn't possible and they needed six or seven stops. From here.
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By: Sintra - 26th August 2019 at 22:38 Permalink
That's a beauty
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By: Spitfire9 - 11th September 2019 at 17:37 Permalink
Saab Presents First Gripen E to Brazil
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/205769/saab-hands-over-first-production-gripen-e-fighter-to-brazil.html
I wonder how it will get to Brazil. Sweden is a long way from Brazil.
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By: eagle - 12th September 2019 at 12:05 Permalink
Fly there? It's not like the Gripen can't cross the Atlantic...
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By: Spitfire9 - 12th September 2019 at 16:35 Permalink
Well I agree it can fly across the Atlantic (quoted ferry range of 4000Km) but it can't do Sweden-Brazil without refuelling, so I wondered what route it would take.
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By: eagle - 12th September 2019 at 19:27 Permalink - Edited 12th September 2019 at 19:38
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The first F-39 will perform flight tests in Sweden until the end of 2020, then continue flight tests in Brazil.
If I had to guess, I'd say AAR certification of the E model will be part of the flight tests before going to Brazil.
Probably still going to include 1 or 2 stops... maybe Gando air base (Gran Canaria/Spain).
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By: stealthflanker - 13th September 2019 at 22:12 Permalink
Does it really need to fly all the way ? Why can't just ship it or load it into some AN-124's ?
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By: Pants - 16th September 2019 at 15:25 Permalink
Sounds like a lot of work compared to just flying it it there. Gripens take part in Red Flag so it's not unusual for them to cross the atlantic.
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By: Spitfire9 - 20th September 2019 at 13:47 Permalink
Does USAF refuel them mid-Atlantic because they are attending an exercise in USA or do they go via (I guess) Iceland?
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By: eagle - 20th September 2019 at 19:31 Permalink
Even with air to air refuelling, they had a few stops along the way:
That was in 2013, and they stopped at Lajes. In earlier Red Flags, AAR wasn't possible and they needed six or seven stops. From here.
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By: APRichelieu - 23rd September 2019 at 19:05 Permalink
The distance from the Kap Verde Islands to Brazil is 2700 km.
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