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The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (Swedish: 'Griffin') 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 2025, more than 280 Gripens of all models, A–F, have been delivered.

Breif history

In 1979, the Swedish government began development studies for "an aircraft for fighter, attack, and reconnaissance" (Swedish: ett jakt-, attack- och spaningsflygplan, hence "JAS") 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.

Manufactured: 1987–present
Introduction date: 9 June 1996
First flight: 9 December 1988

General Information:

Type: Multirole fighter

National origin: Sweden

Manufacturer: Saab AB

Designer: Industrigruppen JAS, FMV

Status: In service

Primary users:
Swedish Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
South African Air Force
Hungarian Air Force

Number built: ~300 (2023)

Variants

Single seat

Gripen A,C, NG,E

2 Seat

Gripen B,D,F

Armament

Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only)

Hardpoints: 8 (two hardpoints under fuselage, two under each wing, and one on each wing tip, with one of these for FLIR/ECM/LD/Recon pod) with a capacity of 5,300 kg (11,700 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:
Missiles:
6 × IRIS-T (Rb.98) or AIM-9 Sidewinder (Rb.74) or A-Darter or AIM-9X sidewinder (Rb.97)
4 × MBDA Meteor (Rb.101), AIM-120 AMRAAM (Rb.99)
4 × AGM-65 Maverick
2 × RBS-15F anti-ship missile

This specific version is equipped with 4 AIM-120D (Rb.99) and 2 AIM-9X (Rb.97) along with the internal gun.

General Characteristics

Crew: 1 JAS 39C
Length: 14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Wingspan: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 30 m2 (320 sq ft)
Empty weight: 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
Fuel capacity: 3,000 L (790 US gal) (2340 kg) (internal); 3,500 L (920 US gal) (2730 kg) (external)
Payload: 5,300 kg (11,700 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN (12,000 lbf) thrust dry, 80.5 kN (18,100 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2 (2,100 km/h; 1,300 mph; 1,100 kn) at 15,240 m
Mach 1.2 (1,470 km/h; 913 mph; 794 kn) at sea level
Combat range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
Ferry range: 3,200 km (2,000 mi, 1,700 nmi)
Service ceiling: 15,240 m (50,000 ft)
g limits: +9/−5
Wing loading: 283 kg/m2 (58 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.97
Takeoff distance: 400 m (1,312 ft)
Landing distance: 500 m (1,640 ft)

Controls

AG1 for canopy
AG2 or brake for airbrake
AG3 for refuel probe
AG4 for formation lights
AG5 for jettison weapons
AG6 for arresting hook
AG7 for eject
AG8 for nav lights
VTOL down for flaps
Trim for trim

Gallery

Notes

VR cockpit, mobile friendly, low physics capable
Working G limiter
Realistic flight handling ( because of g limiter)
Realistic acceration
Realistic thrust to weight ratio
Realistic weight
realistic 👍
Working fuel Probe extender
1:1 scale

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