I passed him and when looking forward I saw an Ilyushin Il-18, painted in Aeroflot livery, over water at 50 metres! Of course I passed that one too, with full speedbrake, idle and now even higher pulse. I was concentrated following him but was not prepared when he fully extended the speedbrake and went to idle. All of a sudden the object appeared – for my leader. Having less than 100 hours on the type and experiencing your first “mission” increased my pulse significantly. He acknowledged and we were lead by radar towards the target, flying at 30 meters and speed M0.9+. My leader (and instructor) was called and asked if we could perform at identification of an unknown low level object. My first experience happened when we were out as a two-ship, practicing low level dogfight over water. However, being based closed to the Baltic Sea, there were often things going on. What was your most memorable experience flying the Draken?Īs Sweden was a neutral country, placed between Nato and the Warsaw Pact we always practiced on our own. Coming from the SK60 (SAAB 105) everything happened twice as fast but after a few flights you got used to the experience and had time to start enjoying it. The first two flights were demo flights, seated in the backseat. We started off in the twin seat version (SAAB 35C). It could be used for the ”Cobra manoeuvre” during dogfights. I’d say it was the ‘Superstall’ – which was reality and not a myth. What is the biggest myth about the aircraft? The feeling of being one with the aircraft once you closed the canopy What was the best thing about the Draken?
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