Saab is most famous for its cars here in America, but the company actually started out making airplanes for the Swedish Air Force. Its best was the J35 Draken.

Swedish engineers took a huge risk with the double-delta Saab 35—and stumbled upon something revolutionary. While trying to ...

Indeed, even the Saab J35 Draken, a fighter plane manufactured in the ’50s (and retired from active service by its last operator – Austria – in 2005) could perform the Cobra as the following ...

The Saab J35 Draken is the ultimate case of "don't judge a book by its cover." A modern F22 Raptor looks fast and mean and it delivers. The Saab, on the other hand, ...

In-flight photo of a pair of Saab Draken J 35’s, clearly showing the double-delta wing design. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Improved Versions.

The Saab 35 Draken relied on one Svenska Flygmotor RM6C afterburning turbojet engine to provide 12,700 pounds of thrust, or 17,600 pounds with the afterburners engaged.

At the beginning of the jet age, Sweden sought a high-altitude air defense interceptor. Saab aviation engineers responded by building the J35 Draken, a single-seat, delta-wing fighter able to take ...

The Saab 35 was quite capable both for its era and considering it was a single-engine jet. The fighter could fly at Mach 2 and housed one or two 30 millimeter internal cannons (depending on the ...

SPECTATORS were treated to a preview of two of the most eagerly-anticipated visitors to this year's festival – the Typhoon and Saab Draken.