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JA37 Vs JAS39
« on: April 18, 2005, 01:00:10 PM »
Vote now my friends. I personally vote for JA37.  ;D
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2005, 04:05:50 PM »
What a surprise there Viggen... ;D

I agree with you though, the old JA-37 is just a brute, I love it.
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2005, 04:45:26 PM »
The Viggen got one of the most beautiful layouts of all delta's. And I am just in love with the tandem gear. All the different versions make it interesting as well. The Gripen is a nice little aircraft and without doubt best choice for any low budget air force seeking a modern economic yet multirole and very capable aircraft, but like the F-16, it's boring.  ;D
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2005, 09:43:39 AM »
BORING!???...oooh that's a bit harsh!... ;)

OK it doesn't have the character of the Viggen but boring?...I hope no-one from Saab is reading this or they'll get all depressed... ;D
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2005, 01:39:15 PM »
Nah, they'll be fine, look at the export customers compared to the other fourth generation fighters. Maybe a bit harsh, but compared to the Viggen, it really is. I've seen both aircraft performing at airshows, the Viggen takes your breath away, the Gripen is just another fighter doing its routine. Maybe it would be a bit better if they gave it the splinter camoflage.  :P
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2005, 07:51:09 AM »
Hi guy´s, nice to see that many of you took the poll and a thanks to Niels for moving it to the right place. I also have to say that im sorry to Niels that i´ve been away for so long and havent finished the whole work on the viggen-project. I wrote the JA37 part for him on this website. I lost my old job, now im back again with a new job and a new email.

Yes Viggen is brutal and Gripen is a bit lame compared to it. Just the sound from the engine makes you relize that viggen is oldschool, built during the coldwar. While Gripen is a bit more silent and high tech and dont express the same kind of charisma.
But im sure it can handel very well in a dogfight.

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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2005, 02:01:02 AM »
Hey there guys....

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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2005, 02:04:01 AM »
Sorry about that last one, I somehow hit the post button. but as I was saying I was agree that the JA 37 is a beautiful plane. Not to say that the Gripen is not a nice plane itself. But I would agree that it is the Viggen all the way!

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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2005, 10:33:44 AM »
It does have a lot to do with the noise I reckon. The sound of that brutish engine in the Viggen is enough to send chills up the spine. Like the howling sound you get from an F104, that's another beautiful noise.

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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2005, 10:46:41 PM »
I think the Viggen looks better and has that brutish look kinda like an F-4 Phantom compared to a Falcon, one is more capable but the predecessor is definitely more beautiful!!!

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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2005, 01:52:03 AM »
Right, F-4 vs F-16 on looks, and I would prefer the F-4  ;D
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Re: JA37 Vs JAS39
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2005, 08:21:35 AM »
Again i have to agree with you guys about the F4 Phantom,  in some sort of way the fighters from the 50´s and 60´s are more beautiful. At the moment im thinking of the experimental Glamorous Glennis, it dosent look like much. But it sure broke through the soundbarrier, raw power.  :D

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