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Saab 37 Viggen Walk Around
Published:September 14th, 2013
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Author: Mikhail Putnikov
Reviewed by:
Perry Downen, IPMS# 44000
Company: Squadron Signal Publications
ISBN #: 978-0-89747-716-1Other Publication Information:
Hardcover, 80 pages, 196 photographs, color profiles, line
drawings
Price: $28.95
Product / Stock #: SS65055
Web Site: Squadron Signal Publications[4]
Product Web Page:View[5]
Product provided by: Squadron[4]
The Saab 37 Viggen was designed to a Swedish air force
requirement for an integrated weapon system with high
performance, great versatility, and STOL capability. It was
intended to replace the Saab 32 Lansen attack plane and
the Saab 35 Draken fighter. To meet the requirements of a
multi-roll aircraft, Saab came up with a radical configuration
for the day. The design used a conventional low-set delta wing
extending from mid-fuselage to tail pipe, with small
clipped canard wings mounted forward of the main wings and above
the intakes. This single-seat aircraft was powered
by a single license-built version of the Pratt & Whitney
JT8D engine equipped with a thrust-reverser. This innovative
design package created a plane capable of Mach 2 at high
altitude and Mach 1 at low altitude while maintaining
short-field takeoff and landing capabilities. A total of 329
Viggens were built, and from 1970 to 1990 they were the
backbone of Sweden's air defense.
Squadron's new hardback Walk Around publication, Saab 37 Viggen,
contains many sharp black and white
photographs along with many bright and crisp color photographs.
The front and back covers are the work of Don
Greer. The cover is particularly attractive as it depicts a
Viggen just at lift off. Between the covers, the material is
generally presented in order of Viggen production and variant.
All the photographs are of working Viggens, either in
the air, undergoing some sort of maintenance, or on the flight
line ready to go. The reader will find engine details,
fuselage details, armament and ordnance details, and landing
gear and cockpit details. The cockpits of various Viggenmodels are
thoroughly detailed via photographs and line drawings with
accompanying numbered callouts. A number of
armament loads are very well detailed. Each photograph in this
book is accompanied by a thorough explanation.
Supplementing the photographs are 4-view line drawings of two
Viggen variants. Each is accompanied with a
comprehensive set of specifications. Seven color profile
drawings are a highlight of this book. These depict various
color schemes, camouflage patterns, and unit emblems. The
importance of this book in the modeling world cannot be
ignored. If a modeler wants to take the construction of a Saab
37 kit to the next level, this book is an absolute must.
I would like to thank Squadron Signal Publications for
submitting this book for review and thank IPMS/USA for allowing
me to do the review.
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