Saab Gripen

[Scooterman]

Another one from NaOH this morning-

[ysi_maniac]

^^^^^^
Thanks for posting!

[Gary F]

So, do any of you guys have a good clear shot of Gripen NG belly so the new landing gear fairings are clearly visible, or perhaps, line drawings of the NG showing the belly?

thanks,
Gary F

[GTX]

So, do any of you guys have a good clear shot of Gripen NG belly so the new landing gear fairings are clearly visible, or perhaps, line drawings of the NG showing the belly?

thanks,
Gary F

I might have something - will try to dig up this week end.

Regards,

Greg

[Jschmus]

I found this on a Russian-language news site.  Landing gear doors are faint, but visible:

[Hobbes]

But that's the original Gripen, not the NG.

[Gary F]

Thanks for trying Jschmus.  Look forward to seeing what you might have, Greg.  I've come up with some belly shots of NG but all have too many external stores loaded that block the new wheel fairing lines.  Hope you have a clean shot.

thanks
Gary F

[GTX]

No line drawings I'm afraid, but perhaps these can help:







Also look here:  http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,19758.0/ which shows some arrangements for the landing gear.

Regards,

Greg

[Gary F]

Great stuff, Greg.  2, 3, and 5 are gold!  Just what I've been looking for.  Think that was the last of what I think I need to make a run at an NG (and maybe another one with some DSI inlets).

thanks a bunch Greg,
Gary F

[B777LR]

http://www.stratpost.com/saab-offers-naval-gripen-to-india

http://svt.se/2.22620/1.1846884/saab_tar_fram_ny_jas-modell

India possibly wants 100 Naval Gripens!

[Ed S]

Interesting that they think it's small enough to not need folding wings, like the A-4.
Another WHIFF going real world.
I guess now there's something for the USN to consider if it cancels the F-35, if the rumours turn out to be correct.
Ahhhh, more WHIFF possibilities.


Ed

[ysi_maniac]

Are intakes stealthy?

[elmayerle]

Are intakes stealthy?

Probably not directly, but there are a lot of ways to reduce the radar cross-section the intakes introduce; I can think of at least two very simple ones just off hand.

[ChernayaAkula]

Sea Gripens for India! 
Sea Gripens for the Fleet Air Arm!  Which in turn means Gripens also for the RAF! 

Interesting that they think it's small enough to not need folding wings, like the A-4. <...>

That comment got me searching. According to Wikipedia (), the Gripen has a less than an inch greater wingspan than the Skyhawk.  I knew the Gripen was pretty small, but that surprised me. That's a metre less than a folded Super Hornet and more than two metres less than the Rafale, which also doesn't use a wingfold.

[Spey_Phantom]

ive always been playing with the idea for a navalised gripen, good to see they are actually concidering it.
just one thing bothers me, Sweden has no experience in building carrier based aircraft, since itsself never operated an AC before, so i guess it would be build in cooperation with EADS/Dassault (experiance with Rafale-M).

just one thing, is it going to be a CATOBAR or STOBAR configured aircraft.

off-topic: perhaps Sweden is concidering building an aircraft carrier for themselves