@baxtrom Iam sorry,Since that commentary ive read up on it and it's true.As the development stage of viggen was the same time as the nuclear development they needed a plane that could carry nukes.
Fun to see our old Danish SAAB Draken jets still are going strong 20 YEARS after retiring from Danish Airforce. When NTPS are finished using the 6 Draken`s we are getting them back again ;-)
@skogsstjarnan The viggen wasent supposed 2 carry nukes.It was choosen instead of nukes.They did research about it and came up with that they needed a new plane instead.
@skogsstjarnan Thanks, I stand corrected! Sorry; I don't see Sweden as an agressor, and ballen900's comment seemed to suggest that, which explains but doesn't justify my tone.
@hotelvictor When Draken was designed were there still plans on having a Nuke program i Sweden. Even the Viggen was designed to carry tactical nukes. The program was disbanded in 1972. And no, it´s not a joke.
@ballen900 actually that was the x-2 if I'm correct
Direwolf56 7 months ago
@baxtrom Iam sorry,Since that commentary ive read up on it and it's true.As the development stage of viggen was the same time as the nuclear development they needed a plane that could carry nukes.
naaruu111 8 months ago
@naaruu111 There were plans for 37 Viggen to carry tactical nuclear weapons. See the thesis "Med invasionen i sikte" (page 41, in Swedish)
baxtrom 8 months ago
Fun to see our old Danish SAAB Draken jets still are going strong 20 YEARS after retiring from Danish Airforce. When NTPS are finished using the 6 Draken`s we are getting them back again ;-)
wwwvisitaalborgcom 1 year ago
@hotelvictor no draken was was built to intercept russain bombers
Agent0range67 1 year ago
@skogsstjarnan The viggen wasent supposed 2 carry nukes.It was choosen instead of nukes.They did research about it and came up with that they needed a new plane instead.
naaruu111 1 year ago
@skogsstjarnan Thanks, I stand corrected! Sorry; I don't see Sweden as an agressor, and ballen900's comment seemed to suggest that, which explains but doesn't justify my tone.
hotelvictor 1 year ago
@hotelvictor When Draken was designed were there still plans on having a Nuke program i Sweden. Even the Viggen was designed to carry tactical nukes. The program was disbanded in 1972. And no, it´s not a joke.
skogsstjarnan 1 year ago
@ballen900
Yeah, every last one of Swedish nukes. Thanks for renewing my faith in endlessness of human stupidity.
hotelvictor 2 years ago
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first ever aircraft to make mach 2+. it was designed for fast nonstop flights to moscow.its mission: to drop a nuclear bomb
ballen900 2 years ago