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Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« on: January 28, 2007, 11:47:01 PM »
Got 10 questions for you.. Person who gets most right goes next..

1: The Gripens top speed is (in kmh or mph)
2: What date did the Gripen log its 1,000th test flight
3: The rollout of the first Gripen was when, and why was this day special (for SAAB)
4: What number was the first production Gripen to be delivered?
5: What is the Gripen's proposed production rate
6: Gripens have shown that they can take off from airfields or roads as short as how many metres/feet
7: What is it 30% smaller then?
8: When was the first Gripen prototype lost?
9: When the first Gripen flew to its base at Satenas, what was it escorted by?
10: Its maximum air-to-surface munitions are (in kg or lbs), which is the same as


I hope this will be challenging. I will post the answers on Friday.. Goodluck peoples! ;D

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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 09:58:18 AM »
(Live life at 2026KM/H!) is telling, isn't it???
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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 11:09:34 AM »
yea.. thats an easy one

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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 11:24:59 AM »
It's 30% smaller than a Gripen that's 30% bigger...
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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 12:23:29 PM »
no, wat other single seat inteceptor is it 30% smaller then

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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2007, 01:10:41 PM »
Got 10 questions for you.. Person who gets most right goes next..

1: The Gripens top speed is (in kmh or mph)
2: What date did the Gripen log its 1,000th test flight
3: The rollout of the first Gripen was when, and why was this day special (for SAAB)
4: What number was the first production Gripen to be delivered?
5: What is the Gripen's proposed production rate
6: Gripens have shown that they can take off from airfields or roads as short as how many metres/feet
7: What is it 30% smaller then?
8: When was the first Gripen prototype lost?
9: When the first Gripen flew to its base at Satenas, what was it escorted by?
10: Its maximum air-to-surface munitions are (in kg or lbs), which is the same as


1. My data tells me 2126 km/h, but well, let's say it's Mach 2.0
2. Somewhere between 1992 and 1996 :-p
3. 26 April 1987, SAAB 50th anniversary
4. 39.102, June 8 1993
5. I think about 20 per year
6. 800m
7. Must be the JA 37 Viggen.
8. February 1989
9. AJS 37 Viggen
10. 6500 kg (14,330 lb), roughly the same as it's empty weight, then looking at the MTOW (12.5 for the A, 14 for the C), it leaves not much room for fuel, making the figure a very theoretical one.

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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2007, 07:11:19 AM »
Todays Friday.. Here are the answers according to my info..

1 2026kmh/1321mph @ 11000m/36000ft
2 21 April 1993
3 26 April 1987, Saabs 50th anniversary
4 02
5 20 to 30 a year until at least 2015
6 800m/2625ft
7 F-16
8 2 February 1989
9 Saab 37 Viggen
10 6500kg/14330lb-Eurofighter Typhoon

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Re: Gripen's Gripen Quiz
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2007, 07:12:26 AM »
Looks like the Webmaster gets it..by default >:(

 



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