The Saab 35 Draken was built to sprint at Mach 2 in the thin air over Scandinavia, yet its real legacy is how a small, pragmatic air arm used it to challenge assumptions that still shape the F-35 ...
World War Two ended amid great anticipation about the future of technology. In their race to win the war, both the Allies and Axis developed, tested, and fielded increasingly more advanced weapons, ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Saab 35 Draken
On this day in aviation history, 70 years ago (October 25, 1955), the Saab 35 Draken took its first flight. Known as the ...
One of the most aesthetically pleasing and most recognizable aircraft to the Cold War era, the Saab Draken was the double-delta dragon nobody dared attempt to slay, defending the Scandinavian skies ...
The Saab 35 Draken, also known as ‘The Kite’ or ‘The Dragon,’ was the first Western European-built combat aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier. Actually, the Draken busted through Mach 2.
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