How the SR-71 Blackbird Was Saved: The Saab JA-37 Viggen was a highly capable, advanced Swedish Cold War fighter active from 1980–2007. The Viggen was known for its incredible low-level acceleration, ...
The fastest plane to ever fly retired from service decades ago. When the American-made SR-71 Blackbird was introduced during the Cold War, its innovative technologies, electronics, and avionics pushed ...
As capable as the SR-71 was, no aircraft is invincible. Over time, a specially trained Swedish JA-37 Viggen unit developed a successful process for intercepting SR-71s as they flew along the same ...
Here’s an interesting video, showing the SAAB J-37 Viggen at work in Sweden some years ago. The footage brings you in the cockpit of the Swedish Air Force’s delta wing plane, at very low level, over ...
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in the world. It is also one of the most fearsome reconnaissance aircraft, able to outrun threats from the Soviet Union at ...