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By 1971, the Viggen was in service.

By 1976, three pilots had been blown clear of disintegrating aircraft and the entire fleet was grounded.

By 1981, it was photographing a Soviet Whiskey on the rocks six miles from Karlskrona with live RB 04s on the rail, trying very hard not to start a war.

Part Two follows the AJ 37 from production crisis, through the wing spar that nearly killed the programme, into the cold dark over the Baltic, where ninety-six missiles, four squadrons, and a handful of conscript mechanics were all that stood between Sweden and a Soviet landing.

The Viggen did not win because it was perfect. It won because Sweden refused to lose.

Part One tells the development story: nine years of rejected designs, a canard configuration the experts said couldn't work, an American airliner engine rebuilt for Mach 2, and a computer that replaced a human navigator. Part 1: THOR'S THUNDERBOLT - How Sweden Built The ...

This is Part 2 of the Saab 37 Viggen story.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Last man flying
0:03:46 SAAB Viggen  - Chapter 7: Ready or Not
0:35:49 SAAB Viggen  - Chapter 8 - Breaking Point
0:48:36 SAAB Viggen  - Chapter 9: See you, see me?
1:18:27 SAAB Viggen  - Chapter 10: Mad Dog Ship Killer

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Links
SAAB 37 VIGGEN Pilot manuals
https://tanks.mod16.org/2016/08/29/sa...

Photos: (Thank you gentlemen, you chaps are the best)
Andy Davey
Anthony Seeley
Chris Grunwell
Garry Lakin
Henk Wadman
Jan Buisman
John Bennett
Jon Wickenden
Jonathan Bergström
Kev Slade
Kurt Saxkjaer
Mat Herben
Nick Challoner
Trevor Bartlett

SOURCES:
System 37 Viggen: Aviation Historical Review — Ulf Edlund & Hans Kampf (2009)
The Saab-Scania Story — Rolf Erichs (1988)
Saab 37 Viggen. The development of a new unit aircraft for the Swedish Air Force 1952-1971.
Stridsberg, Sven (2003) Viggen, Frank Stone Walls Publishing, Malmo.
JA 37: Pilot och system (Witness Seminar) — Johan Gribbe (2008)
Swedish Viggens — Jan Jørgensen (2008)
The Development of Jet and Turbine Aero Engines — Bill Gunston (2002)
Canard: A Revolution in Flight — Andy Lennon (1984)
Airplane Design Parts II & III — Dr. Jan Roskam (1985, 1997)
The Role of the Fighter in Air Warfare — James J. Halley (1978)
Tema Flyg — Swedish Air Force Historical Publication
Central Computer for aircraft - Saab 37, Viggen - Bengt Jiewertz
Flygteknik under 100 år, 2003, abstract
TEMA D21, Datasaab, 1994, authors V. Wentzel, B. Jiewertz
Polish Aviation Archives Przeglad Konstrukcji Lotniczych

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