SAAB DRAKEN, Airfix 1/72

Submitted by lukeadmin on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 20:50

The Saab 35 Draken or J 35, is a Swedish fighter for air supremacy and ground attack.
It was the first Scandinavian to reach the Mach 2 speed.

It was very innovative in it aerodynamics structure, and it has been in service for over 40 years, in all the possible roles for a tactical fighter.
Quoting wikipedia, "Draken's design incorporated a distinctive "double-delta" configuration, with one delta wing within another larger delta. The inner wing has an 80° angle for high speed performance, while the outer 60° wing gives good performance at low speeds. Propulsion was provided by a single Svenska Flygmotor RM 6B/C turbojet (Rolls-Royce Avon 200/300). A ram turbine, under the nose, provided emergency power and the engine had a built-in emergency starter unit. The Draken could deploy a drag chute to reduce its landing distance"

THE KIT
This is an old 1/72 Airfix scale, so don't expect a state of the art kit.
But still, as most of the old Airfix kits, it warrants you lot of fun in building, and it can still turn out in a nice model.
Usually I don't build jets, but the Draken classic camo scheme, with its bright green and blue, always fascinated me, so I decided to jump on it.
Color used: Vallejo Aircolor airbrushed with Iwata Eclipse.

 

Comments

Carlos KGR (not verified)
Sun, 11/10/2013 - 07:10

I have always liked Airfix kit because they bring the best in a modeller, That Draken you have finished real well, congratulations!

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