Saab 35 Draken

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fighter aircraft jet aircraft military aircraft supersonic aircraft

The Saab 35 Draken is a Swedish Cold War-era supersonic fighter aircraft known for its distinctive double-delta wing design and service with several European air forces.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fighter aircraft → jet aircraft → military aircraft → supersonic aircraft →
airIntakeType	fuselage side intakes →
armament	air-to-air missiles → bombs → cannon → unguided rockets →
configuration	single-seat →
countryOfOrigin	Sweden →
crew	1 →
designedBy	Saab design team →
designedFor	high-altitude interception →
developedFrom	Saab 210 Lilldraken →
engineOrigin	Rolls-Royce Avon →
enteredMassProduction	late 1950s →
era	Cold War →
exportedTo	Austria → Denmark → Finland →
firstFlight	1955-10-25 →
fuselageType	area-ruled fuselage →
introducedIntoService	1960 →
landingGear	tricycle landing gear →
manufacturer	Saab AB →
maximumSpeed	Mach 2 →
natoReportingName	Dragon →
notableFeature	ability to perform the Cobra maneuver at airshows →
numberBuilt	651 →
operator	Austrian Air Force → Finnish Air Force → Royal Danish Air Force → Swedish Air Force →
powerplant	Volvo Flygmotor RM6A turbojet → Volvo Flygmotor RM6C turbojet →
primaryUser	Swedish Air Force →
productionPeriod	1955–1974 →
retiredFromSwedishService	1999 →
role	fighter → fighter-bomber → interceptor →
successor	Saab 37 Viggen →
tailConfiguration	single vertical stabilizer →
usedBy	civilian operators for research and training after military retirement →
usedFor	air defense → ground-attack missions →
wingConfiguration	double-delta wing →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saab AB →	notableAircraft
Saab 37 Viggen →	predecessor