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.

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 ...

Saab J35 Draken model, 1961. Photo via wikimedia SAAB 35 with chief test pilot Bengt Olow. Photo via Saab.com Photo via the Sweedish Air Force Museum archive.

This J35 Draken comes from a time when the Swedes built some of the world's best jet fighters. It's been over 15 years since the last Saab Draken was retired from services with the Austrian Air Force.

Over the course of the Cold War, the Saab j35 Draken served in variety of roles apart from its original high-altitude configuration.

Saab is claiming to be the first aircraft manufacturer to take responsibility for its product from cradle to grave, after the Austrian air force’s last J35 Draken fighters were returned to the ...

The Saab 35 Draken, also known as ‘The Kite’ or ‘The Dragon,’ was the first Western European-built combat aircraft capable of breaking the sound barrier. Actually, the Draken busted ...

Summary: The Swedish Saab 35 Draken, developed in the 1950s, was a pioneering all-weather interceptor with a delta wing design, capable of the Cobra maneuver and reaching Mach 2 speeds.

One of the most aesthetically pleasing and most recognizable aircraft to the Cold War era, the Saab Draken was the double-delta dragon nobody dared attempt to slay, defending the Scandinavian ...