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![]() "Urban Fredriksson" wrote in message ... In article , Kevin Brooks wrote: The Swedes produced their own conventionally armed variant of the AIM-26, the Rb-27, which served with their Drakens (and IIRC Viggens) up through the mid-eighties. Draken was actually in service until late 1998 (because that's when Gripen was qualified as an air defence fighter and the principle then was to have two types in service in that role), No argument there. But were the *Rb-27's* still in service after the eighties? If so, Andreas needs to change his info... ![]() Brooks Viggen never used RB 27, but the IR-guided Falcon RB 28 was planned as a self defence missile for the ground attack and recce Viggens. (Very weird to wire it for Sidewinders on the under fuselage stations and Falcons on the outer wing stations never used for anything else. Not used, but I'm not sure for exactly what reason - maybe on wing life, maybe flutter, maybe unsuitability as a self defence missile (assuming that was the real reason).) However, Swiss Mirages used the RB 27 as well. -- Urban Fredriksson http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/ A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind. |
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Kevin Brooks wrote: No argument there. But were the *Rb-27's* still in service after the eighties? Sure. The J 35J rebuild programme ran from 1987-91 and it's not logical to upgrade them to better use(*) a certain missile if it's going out of service. Also, it's not hard to find photos of Finnish Drakens from the 90's with RB 27s (so I think the real RB 27 retirement date is 2000). *The armament upgrades we Improved gun installtion (which could be noted in a certain other thread here), air to air rocket capability (again, after being deleted on the J 35F), two more wet pylons and two more Sidewinder only pylons and ability to employ _all missile types_ head up or head down. To me, it's obvious Draken needed a radar guided missile, otherwise it couldn't be a full capability stand in for Viggen. Why the IR RB 28 was retained I've never gotten a very clear answer to, only a slightly evasive "it's better for some situation". -- Urban Fredriksson http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/ Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. |
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Also, it's not hard to find photos of Finnish Drakens from the 90's with RB 27s (so I think the real RB 27 retirement date is 2000). Indeed. The pics below are dated the 10th of June 2000. http://mikkila.wabbits.org/show.php?...air%2Faircraft http://mikkila.wabbits.org/show.php?...air%2Faircraft http://mikkila.wabbits.org/show.php?...air%2Faircraft http://mikkila.wabbits.org/show.php?...air%2Faircraft |
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Kevin Brooks wrote:
No argument there. But were the *Rb-27's* still in service after the eighties? If so, Andreas needs to change his info... ![]() Ok, ok, so I did :-) ... I don't know why I _ever_ thought that certain printed sources provided reliable information ;-) Andreas |
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