Weapon load: Maximum of 3000kg of various weapons on 9 hard points Swedish Drakens retired from service in 1995, a remarkable service history. Austria bought some refurbished J35Ds in 1987 which boosted the inadequate Austrian air defences but was a cheap and out of date solution. Finland also ordered 12 Drakens in 1970 plus purchasing some surplus Swedish aircraft. Numerous avionic and radar updates throughout its long service life kept the Draken in service and some were exported with Denmark having a squadron of fighters and a squadron of the tactical recon version, with the last Danish Draken being produced in 1977. Some later versions dropped one cannon but the aircraft has 9 under-body hard points for a wide range of ordnance including rocket pods and anti ship missiles. The basic version the J 35A entered service in March 1960 armed with twin Aden 30mm cannon and AIM-9B sidewinder missiles. The engine is a Svenska Flygmotor (Volvo) RM6 turbojet which is heavily based on a licensed Rolls Royce design. A breaking parachute can also be deployed. The wings are an all metal stressed skin construction and the fuselage is also all metal, it has tricycle landing gear with anti skid and debris deflection equipment on the nose wheel. The design is unique with 80 degree sweep on forward wing becoming a 57 degree sweep half way down the wing. Overall the Draken was a superb aircraft often surpassing similar air frames of the major Cold War powers. Ease of service was a key requirement as many of the Swedish air force personnel are reservists. Radar wise it had very powerful radar only surpassed by the F-15 Eagle's radar in Europe when the Eagles were deployed to Germany in 1977. The Draken could break mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) and has very good rough and ready air field capability. The Draken was also fast compared with its peers having a climb rate second only to the BAE Lightening with an initial climb rate of 50,000 ft per minute. The Draken was a key element in Sweden’s air defence linked to ground radars with a high capacity air to ground data link making the Draken second only to the Convair F-106 in technology in its day. This is an outstanding service record for a fighter which was designed in response to a requirement in 1949. The Draken or Dragon saw service into the 1990s being able to deal with threats adequately at that time, now replaced by Saab Viggen and Gripen fighters. The battery tray is spring loaded and can be positioned in three different positions making it easy to balance the model correctly at the Center of Gravity.One of the first aircraft to bring Saab to centre stage was the F35 Draken, a supersonic double delta wing interceptor. The model comes with a control throw gauge for easy adjusting of the correct movement of the elevons. The hatch has a hidden locking mechanism that is triggered by moving the dorsal antenna forward. The model also features a large hatch for easy access to the battery and EDF. Only two servos are needed as the model is controlled by elevons – just like the real Draken. The Saab Draken model is designed to be powered by a FMS 50mm EDF and a 4S2200mAh quality battery. Just print the parts and glue them together with cyano glue. The model requires no carbon tubes or similar for reinforcements. The model is very strong and resilient to damage, especially if printed with PolyAir 1.0 PLA by 3DLabPrint. The model will fly much like the real Draken and will even perform the famous Cobra maneuver. No Cheater holes or non scale sized air intakes on this Saab Draken. The semi scale model replicates these distinctive features and the elegant lines of the Saab Draken in a very precise and truthful way. The Draken is one of those jets that is instantly recognizable because of its double delta wing and leading edge air intakes. More than 650 Drakens were produced and it served in the Swedish Air Force and several other nations air forces including Denmark, Finland and Austria. The Saab Draken is an iconic supersonic fighter-interceptor jet which was developed and manufactured by Saab between 19.
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