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The Saab 37 Viggen (Swedish for "the Bolt" or "the Tufted Duck") is a family of supersonic Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft with Short Take off and Landing (STOL) capability. It was Europe's most advanced fighter jet at time of creation and the JA 37 variant has a top speed of Mach 2.1, or twice the speed of sound. It is equipped with thrust reversers as well as afterburners and can operate in difficult weather.

The Viggen features wings with an advanced canard design, where front canard wings perturb/deflect the airflow into the primary wings — requiring careful study of the complex aerodynamics during its design — and simulation using detailed Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and windtunnel techniques. It was the 1st canard jet to be manufactured in any quantity.

Summary[]

The AJS-37 Viggen is a Swedish double-delta supersonic attack aircraft from the late Cold War. It was the backbone of the Swedish Air Force during the Cold war, serving as the main attack and anti-ship platform. The AJS is the 90’s upgrade of this 70's era aircraft, adding several advanced weapons and systems functionalities. The aircraft was designed around the pilot, with an excellent man-machine interface, supporting the pilot through the smart use of autopilot systems, radar and HUD symbology in order to deliver the ordnance onto targets from treetop level with high speed attack runs.

The aircraft is armed with multiple weapon systems ranging from programmable stand-off weapons such as the RB-15F anti-ship missile to the BK90 Cluster munitions dispenser to various bombs, rockets and missiles for a wide range of target types. The aircraft can also carry gun pods and the Sidewinder series of infrared-guided missiles for air defence and self-protection purposes.
~ Digital Combat Simulator World on its AJS-37 product page

Simulator availability[]

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim Icon-Ware-Included  Icon-Ware-Payware  Icon-Ware-Freeware  Anvil icon
XP12
FGFS2020.3LTS 1
FS2020
XP11 1
DCS 1
P3D 1
XP10 1
FSX 2
FS2004 1

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

FlightGear Flight Simulator 2020.3 LTS [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware
  • JA 37 Di
  • AJS 37
Nikolai V. Chr. 'Leto', et. al. @FlightGear Wiki
  • JSBSim flight dynamics backed by windtunnel data. Multiple versions listed in launcher. Update: v2020.3.11.

X-Plane 11 [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware JA 37 Laminar Research & Julian does a lot @X-Plane.org
  • Update of XP10 included aircraft

Digital Combat Simulator World [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware AJS 37 Heatblur @DCS E-Shop
  • "Early Access"

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware JA 37 Virtavia & Alphasim @Rikoooo
  • Previously payware

X-Plane 10 [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Included Included JA 37 Laminar Research

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware JA 37 Virtavia & Alphasim @Rikoooo
  • Previously payware
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware JA 37 Kazunori Ito @AVSIM
  • Updated from FS2004 by J. Reed.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware JA 37 Kazunori Ito @Fly Away

X-Plane 10[]

Included liveries[]

The following liveries accompany the included Laminar Research model at no additional cost.

Media[]

Gallery[]

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FS2020: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party Marketplace
XP11: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party
DCS: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party Marketplace
P3D: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party
XP10: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party
FSX: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party
FS2004: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party
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