Goblin

You're really good at this, shaggy! Here's the F15 Shield I made. Not really appropriate for the AJS 37 since this shield was used during the AJ period, and earlier. Not commonly used on the Viggen either. But I like it! ;) Now that I have traced the crown, the rest of the Wings shields shouldn't be a problem... I have left out some highlights, and shadows, in order to keep it "clean". Maybe I should add them..?

Lovely! What software are you using? I'm working on the old F15 badge in Illustrator CC...

They could probably make an early JA... And maybe if the AJS is a huge success, economically..?

Absolutely! And it's, what, 3 microswitches and 3 lamps. Not like it's a very complex and expensive system ;)

I remember reading about Chuck Yeager being quite unimpressed with this feature, when he got to test the Viggen. "A pilot knows where the throttle handle is" or something like that... Personally, I think he was being cranky because he got to ride in the back of the SK 37 ;)

Really nice drawings, shaggy! Are they available as vectors?

Absolutetly stunning! The attention to detail is fantastic! Just look at the lines in the SI (Swedish acronym for Siktlinjesindikator, roughly translated to 'Sightline Indicator' in english, AKA HUD ;) ) The lines are slightly thinner, or actually less luminous, towards the ends... Just like the real SI..!

In a way. 1-2-3 lights are linked to the position of the throttle handle, and corresponds to the AB (or EBK in Swedish) stages. But it doesn't register the actual light-up of the stage.

I don't know the answer to the F4 question. I didn't know you would get a rear view by pressing F4 in VR. Can't see why you would want to, in VR, as that would seriously screw with immersion. But the second question is easier. Just turn off tooltips in settings.

We did a simulated road-base rearm/refuel with a foreign aviation journalist present. He refused to believe we were concripts, serving the jet. "In my country, conscripts would be thrown in jail if they got this close to the aircraft". :-D

It will of course deploy if needed, in the air. On the ground it must be open in order to reveal some refill points for hydraulic, the radar and O2. It also reveals the starter motor fire light and extinguisher nozzle, which is needed for startup. The point is rather that it can't close, and chop somebodys hand off, when on the ground.

Used to be like that. In later years it was modified to deploy when nosewheel touch down.

That's the level of detail in that book..!?! :thumbup: Why haven't I bought it yet? Answer me that! That's like dereliction of duty for an aircraft nut... ;) Thanks for reminding me of it! Edit: Just bought the book and browsed through it... Holy crap! This is a must have for any Spitfire lover!

DCS: J 29 B Tunnan by Leatherneck Simulations! Cobra just announced it! What? He did! That's what he must have meant anyway... ;-)

Nice! Haven't seen them as fonts before. Zooming in on them reveals that the fonts are rather coarse. But they will do for smaller letters. Here are some other SwAF letters I have. They are drawn in a CAD software from original drawings. https://www.dropbox.com/s/3hli13djgjusroy/SwAF%20Letters%20%26%20Numbers%201945.eps?dl=0

There is a conversion table on the preceeding page. It's the same as the Odd/Even altitudes for civil aviation. If you are on heading 000-179 you fly odd flightlevels (or altitudes if below transition altitude) e.g. 1000' 3000' 5000' add 500' if VFR, 1500' 3000'. If on a heading of 180-359 you fly the even levels, 2000' 4000' 6000' and add 500' if VFR. The Swedish Airforce operates mostly in uncontrolled airspace, so deconflicting with civilian GA traffic is good airmanship, and promotes a long and healty life ;)

:doh: C'mon! I gave you a perfectly plausible explanation here... But nooooo! Cobra can't tell a lie. Your callsign is, from now on; 'Saint'.

That's standard deconfliction altitudes depending on your heading and if you're visual or not.

My guess would be turbulence from the rockets.

Same in Sweden. But when SwAF went abroad, they had to use feet for altitude. I'm a civilian instrument rated commercial pilot. I've flown the Viggen simulators at F15 museum (at an abandoned airbase) and at Novelair. It was very hard to get used to the altimeter, showing meters, and having 0 at the 6 o'clock position..! :)

It has been repainted, with the wrong colors, and wrong markings. And, no Viggen was ever this shiny, not even straight from the paintshop. It had a very dull sheen.

Since SAAB tried to sell the AJ abroad, I guess they had a Imperial option for external customers. But I don't think it ever flew...

In vector EPS format, for skinners. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2gz9gtpmn6ldw52/SwAF%20Viggen%20markings.eps?dl=0 And Illustrator CC. https://www.dropbox.com/s/6yhguwharbntnuf/SwAF%20Viggen%20markings.ai?dl=0

Tensions were indeed high during this incident. The AJ37:s were armed and towtrucks hooked up. However, they never deployed to their war bases out of fear of alarming the Soviet Union. They didn't even pull the Viggens out of the hangars, the first day, fearing satellites (and spies) would spot them being armed... But all personell slept on the base, essential personell in sleeping bags on the hangar floor.

:megalol: LoL!