Actually gotta add some more Swedish ones.

AJ-37 Viggen (Decommissioned in 2007)

SAAB-35 Draken (The Dragon) (Decommissioned in 1999)

SAAB 29 "Tunnan" (The Barrel) (Decommissioned in 1976)

I had forgotten about the AJ-37, I've never in my life seen the Saab 35 though, Saab makes good  aircraft, I'm impressed. They're very suitable for nations which need a good multi-role aircraft. I'm actually a big fan of the Gripen. I saw it at an airshow in Italy in 2013. The Eurofighter, Tornado & Gripen are (in that order) my favourite military multi-role aircraft. 

I had forgotten about the AJ-37, I've never in my life seen the Saab 35 though, Saab makes good  aircraft, I'm impressed. They're very suitable for nations which need a good multi-role aircraft. I'm actually a big fan of the Gripen. I saw it at an airshow in Italy in 2013. The Eurofighter, Tornado & Gripen are (in that order) my favourite military multi-role aircraft. 

 

Wow, its like they say, you learn something new everyday and i'm learning about swedish planes that i've never heard of before

I had forgotten about the AJ-37, I've never in my life seen the Saab 35 though, Saab makes good  aircraft, I'm impressed. They're very suitable for nations which need a good multi-role aircraft. I'm actually a big fan of the Gripen. I saw it at an airshow in Italy in 2013. The Eurofighter, Tornado & Gripen are (in that order) my favourite military multi-role aircraft. 

 

I remember when I was younger, I had a Jane's Combat Aircraft book, and I actually clipped the page for the Panavia Tornado out and had it tacked to my wall so I could look at it all the time, to the point that it eventually faded from exposure to sunlight. Now I have a couple posters of various aircraft, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, an A-10 Thunderbolt, and an F-105G. (The last of which is my all-time favorite aircraft. It's just too awesome.)

 

I've got one, though,and I bet nobody will correctly name it.

 

I've got one, though,and I bet nobody will correctly name it.

FJ-2/3 Fury. What do I win?

Hard to pick a favourite. The great thing about non-multi-role aircraft is the variety you get.

But since no one has posted it, I'll post it. Not really a fighter, a popular trainer aircraft around the world and the Red Arrows' 2nd aircraft.

The BAE Hawk.

FJ-2/3 Fury. What do I win?

 

It's not a fighter by any means, but will this lovely harbinger of death do as a prize?

 

 

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I remember when I was younger, I had a Jane's Combat Aircraft book, and I actually clipped the page for the Panavia Tornado out and had it tacked to my wall so I could look at it all the time, to the point that it eventually faded from exposure to sunlight. Now I have a couple posters of various aircraft, including a B-17 Flying Fortress, an A-10 Thunderbolt, and an F-105G. (The last of which is my all-time favorite aircraft. It's just too awesome.)

 

I've got one, though,and I bet nobody will correctly name it.

 

Really? Thats amazing, it's certainly looks very aggressive, and the RAF, Italian Air Force & Luftwaffe have gotten their value for money from those Panavia aircraft. I'm actually very glad to see the Tornado appreciated overseas. Before the Eurofighter Typhoon entered service, the Tornado was my favourite aircraft. Two years ago, an Italian Tornado flew so low over my head I was able to see the grime on the underside, as well as the weapons pylons. It flew no more than 70 feet over the beach. 

Tell me a little about the F-105, I've never heard of it before, and Wiki doesn't provide amazing stories either.

 

FJ-2/3 Fury. What do I win?

Hard to pick a favourite. The great thing about non-multi-role aircraft is the variety you get.

But since no one has posted it, I'll post it. Not really a fighter, a popular trainer aircraft around the world and the Red Arrows' 2nd aircraft.

The BAE Hawk.

Good choice, some countries use it as a fighter, such as Malaysia, in fact I think it was so good, the Malaysians canceled their order for the Tornado's and chose to continue using the Hawk for fighter duties.

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Really? Thats amazing, it's certainly looks very aggressive, and the RAF, Italian Air Force & Luftwaffe have gotten their value for money from those Panavia aircraft. I'm actually very glad to see the Tornado appreciated overseas. Before the Eurofighter Typhoon entered service, the Tornado was my favourite aircraft. Two years ago, an Italian Tornado flew so low over my head I was able to see the grime on the underside, as well as the weapons pylons. It flew no more than 70 feet over the beach. 

Tell me a little about the F-105, I've never heard of it before, and Wiki doesn't provide amazing stories either.

Good choice, some countries use it as a fighter, such as Malaysia, in fact I think it was so good, the Malaysians canceled their order for the Tornado's and chose to continue using the Hawk for fighter duties.

 

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was a Korean War- and Vietnam War-era supersonic fighter-bomber built by the same company that made the P-47 Thunderbolt during World War II, and had four production variants; the F-105B (initial production version), F-105D (all-weather version with improved avionics; more than 600 airframes produced), F-105F (two-seater trainer; some were converted to SEAD/Wild Weasel capability), and the F-105G "Wild Weasel" SEAD variant, which was a further improvement on the so-called SEAD F-105Fs, with improved countermeasures and (according to some sources, but not all) an improved Navigational Radar, the AN/APN-192.

 

The reason you've probably never heard of it is that, while yes, it was, on its own, an impressive aircraft (it's credited just under 30 MiG kills, one of which is said to have been when an F-105D pilot ejected his fully-loaded centerline bombrack into the path of an incoming enemy MiG; and there's also the fact that two F-105F/G Wild Weasel pilots earned the Medal of Honor), it suffered relatively high losses for the number of airframes built compared to the Air Force's F-4C/D/E/G (F was an export variant for Germany; G is the iconic F-4 Wild Weasel variant), which is why far more people have heard of it.

 

An interesting thing worth noting is that, unlike most aircraft of its time (and indeed, even most aircraft now; the sole exception being stealth aircraft and dedicated bombers), the F-105 had an interior bomb bay. Additionally, it was nuclear-capable even at supersonic speeds, thanks to the B61 and B57 bombs ( ), although it could carry others as well. (Those are so-called "streamlined" bombs; designed to be dropped at high speed.)

 

It had a couple of nicknames, although I think the most popular one by far is "Thud."

The Republic F-105 Thunderchief was a Korean War- and Vietnam War-era supersonic fighter-bomber built by the same company that made the P-47 Thunderbolt during World War II, and had four production variants; the F-105B (initial production version), F-105D (all-weather version with improved avionics; more than 600 airframes produced), F-105F (two-seater trainer; some were converted to SEAD/Wild Weasel capability), and the F-105G "Wild Weasel" SEAD variant, which was a further improvement on the so-called SEAD F-105Fs, with improved countermeasures and (according to some sources, but not all) an improved Navigational Radar, the AN/APN-192.

 

The reason you've probably never heard of it is that, while yes, it was, on its own, an impressive aircraft (it's credited just under 30 MiG kills, one of which is said to have been when an F-105D pilot ejected his fully-loaded centerline bombrack into the path of an incoming enemy MiG; and there's also the fact that two F-105F/G Wild Weasel pilots earned the Medal of Honor), it suffered relatively high losses for the number of airframes built compared to the Air Force's F-4C/D/E/G (F was an export variant for Germany; G is the iconic F-4 Wild Weasel variant), which is why far more people have heard of it.

 

An interesting thing worth noting is that, unlike most aircraft of its time (and indeed, even most aircraft now; the sole exception being stealth aircraft and dedicated bombers), the F-105 had an interior bomb bay. Additionally, it was nuclear-capable even at supersonic speeds, thanks to the B61 and B57 bombs ( ), although it could carry others as well. (Those are so-called "streamlined" bombs; designed to be dropped at high speed.)

 

It had a couple of nicknames, although I think the most popular one by far is "Thud."

 

nice explaination, certainly puts perspective on the airforce's choice of aircraft and their reasoning behind the choices

 

nice explaination, certainly puts perspective on the airforce's choice of aircraft and their reasoning behind the choices

 

 

Really? I thought it was a pretty poor explanation.