SAAB Vigen - incredible STOL take off!!

Harlequin · 20 Jul 2022 at 20:50

I doubt many have actually seen this, but from brake release to airborne in 9 seconds.

rodders · 20 Jul 2022 at 20:57

Gotta get off those motorways quickly!

MissChief · 20 Jul 2022 at 21:30

Always loved the car adverts for Saab’s, although they kept the fact that the engine was made by Volvo very quiet!

The Funktopus · 20 Jul 2022 at 21:40

That’s how the Swedish aerospace industry was initially set up, SAAB built the airframes, Volvo built the engines, so it sort of carries that that would continue when they started producing cars. Until Volvo started building cars on their own right.

plasmahal · 20 Jul 2022 at 21:49

British Harrier did it better.

Also note, there is no operational loadout and probably a low fuel load.

Still fun to watch.

a1ex2001 · 20 Jul 2022 at 22:40

Terrible thread title the only way that aircraft is doing the VL bit of STOVL is following engine failure and culminates in a massive hole in the ground with an impressive fireball.

lookitsjonno · 21 Jul 2022 at 00:54

The reverse taxi amazed me just as much

Lopéz · 21 Jul 2022 at 05:55

MissChief said:
Always loved the car adverts for Saab’s, although they kept the fact that the engine was made by Volvo very quiet!

Which Saabs have Volvo engines?

Yaayuh! · 21 Jul 2022 at 06:53

Lopéz said:
Which Saabs have Volvo engines?

None to my knowledge.

Lopéz · 21 Jul 2022 at 07:14

Yaayuh! said:
None to my knowledge.

Same, hence my question!

goldy6660 · 21 Jul 2022 at 07:25

Prefer harriers probably bias as my dad worked on them but these are awesome too

RevBillyG · 21 Jul 2022 at 07:29

Thats the future of pizza delivery right there.

Fluffybob · 21 Jul 2022 at 08:06

Impressive

MissChief · 21 Jul 2022 at 09:50

Lopéz said:
Which Saabs have Volvo engines?

Sorry if I wasn’t clear, the Viggen in the clip has a Volvo jet engine.

Efour · 21 Jul 2022 at 09:56

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There's one not far from my work

Another one marks the turn off to the
airport too.

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Oh it's actually a s35... Didn't even realize...

I made models of these as kids and they always blew my mind how different they were to British jets of the time..
I guess tornado.... In the 80s/early 90s

Charlie Bravo · 21 Jul 2022 at 10:45

Volvo RM8... Basically a JT8D.

the shadow · 21 Jul 2022 at 11:27

RevBillyG said:
Thats the future of pizza delivery right there.

He will deliver

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