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Beautiful planes, beautiful scenery. :)

Sorry, not able to do 1920x1080. :cry:

Pretty bird. :)

Love the acceleration at 7:47. From 400km/h to 600km/h in about 5 seconds. And from M 0.8 to M 0.9 in 4 seconds. :)

Spoke to a former JA 37 pilot(a friend of the family) about this half roll maneuver and he said it is tall tale and that he'd never dared to apply it in real life. He said the Viggen had better turn performance in comparison to the J 35 Draken or F-4 Phantom. Max allowable AoA for the JA 37 was 24 degrees, but it was possible to exceed this. During test flights 23 deg/AoA was performed with the engine at idle @ an alt of 11 km. This AoA performance can not be applied to the RM8A however. :)

Congrats to the winners! :) Beautiful screenshots! :cheer3nc:

Laughlin, Bullhead. :) MiG-21 over Vegas. :)

Yes, it really is! Hopefully one day we'll see it in DCS. It is a true adversary to the MiG-21. These two often met each other over the Baltic sea during the cold war. And in Finland they were stablemates. :)

Thanks man! :) Yeah, I'll do that on future screenshots! :thumbup:

Kinda slow here so I thought I'd post some pics of these swedish beauties.

Thanks, Zeus67! Glad to know it's on the to do list. :thumbup:

At risk of sounding like a whiner I'd like to lift this problem again. Pehaps it's a problem only on my rig? None of the other modules in DCS suffer from this? I have the F-15C, Su-27, Fw 190D-9, P-51D, Bf 109K-4, Ka-50 and MiG-21. These all have nice and clear canopies. The canopy has a milky shine which seems to be excessive sky reflections? Also, at some angles the pilot and everything else inside the cockpit seems 2-D, in that they reflect light like a flat surface. This bug arrived with the 2016-04-30 update. The canopy on the Mirage 2000 is dark like a pair of sunglasses when the sun is shining from behind. Can I adjust this myself, or is it a bigger issue? Some pics. Milky shine. 2-D cockpit details, with the seat and pilot casting dark and sharp shadows on the canopy wall. Canopy acts like a pair of sunglasses. The sun i shining directly from behind yet it is dark. Jagged canopy/windscreen outline. Notice the rest of the airframe is smooth except for the canopy. And this is what the canopy used to look like. Shiny, but thoroughly clear and see-through..

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you all like the photos. :)

Don't know if this has been posted on this forum, but it's a nice read. It mostly describes the JA 37 variant, but interesting nonetheless. :) https://www.milavia.net/specials/iv_viggen/

The original requirements were: Main usage, a single seat aircraft for attack, fighter and reconnaisance roles. First and foremost an attack aircraft with limited capabilities in the fighter role. Basic type: single seat, single engine aircraft with twin engine safety, good field performance as well as ease of maintenance. STOL-performance. Being able operate from straight stretches of rural highways only 500 meters long even during winter. Low level combat range 400km, carrying 2x Rb 304. Low alt performance Mach 1.0 at ground level. The ability to take off and land within 500 meters was probably the main factors in shaping the aircrafts overall design. Large powerful engine with an thrust reverser. Huge wing area with flap equipped canards. :)

Just a few more. :)

Thanks guys! I'm glad you like them! :) @mattebubben. I agree. The four tone splinter scheme is the best look for the Viggen. However, I doubt we'll see G52 wearing the "fields and meadows" anytime soon.

Can I post these here? :joystick: These photos have been taken by myself at various airshows in Sweden. Aaaand... soon to be airborn as well? :pilotfly:

I've noticed this as well. At subsonic speeds the elevons should only point upwards(very briefly) when the pitch is initiated. After that they will aid in trimming/stabilizing the turn rate by adding lift behind the CoG. This allows for a maximum usage of the wing area.

If my memory serves me correctly, there should be a switch in the cockpit labeled war/peace. The Gripen has one also and it is located on the right side panel slightly behind the pilot. It is tied with a very thin copper wire which locks it in peace mode. Forcing the switch to war mode boosts(at least) engine and radar performance. I don't remember by how many percent though. Anyone here to shine a light on this? :)