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SAAB JAS 39E Gripen Built in 1.5:1 Scale

The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. The Gripen has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. Later aircraft are fully NATO interoperable. As of 2020, more than 271 Gripens of all models, A–F, have been delivered. In 1979, the Swedish government began development studies for "an aircraft for fighter, attack, and reconnaissance" to replace the Saab 35 Draken and 37 Viggen in the Swedish Air Force. A new design from Saab was selected and developed as the JAS 39. The first flight took place in 1988, with delivery of the first serial production airplane in 1993. It entered service with the Swedish Air Force in 1996. Upgraded variants, featuring more advanced avionics and adaptations for longer mission times, began entering service in 2003.

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Important Information

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Specifications

	SAAB JAS 39E Gripen
Number of Seats	1
Powerplant	1 × General Electric F414-GE-39E (RM16) afterburning turbofan
Wing Area	30m^2
Wingspan	8.6m
Height	4.5m
Length	15.2m
Weight (Empty)	8,000kg
Weight (Maximum Takeoff)	16,500kg
Maximum Speed	Mach 2 (2,100km/h)
Service Ceiling	52,000ft
Maximum Range	4,000km
Rate of Climb	50,000ft/min