JAS-39 Gripen

"Cranked Arrow". Det ska tydligen ge lite bättre egenskaper runt ljudvallen, vid höga alfa. Finns att köpa till Eurofighter Typhoon också.

"Saab’s Johan Segertoft, head of the Gripen business unit, explained exactly why the changes had been made:

"While the revised wing may have only recently been identified, the idea has been around for a while, Segertoft confirmed."

“At an early stage in the development process, an opportunity was identified to improve Gripen’s heavy load-carrying capabilities, as a clear benefit to future operations. A decision was made to implement this enhancement as quickly as possible. We have made updates to the software and some modifications affecting canard and elevon surfaces. These changes bring immediate benefits, prove our ability to reliably deliver growth, and consistently improve aircraft’s potential for the future.”

While Segertoft mentions changes to the canard foreplanes, these are not immediately obvious based on the photos released so far."

"For a Typhoon, this would mean that even a heavily loaded jet would enjoy increased turn rate, tighter turning radius, and improved nose-pointing ability at low speed.

So far, however, no Typhoon customer is known to have opted for the AMK modifications.

For the Gripen E, on the other hand, the new-look wing planform is now set to be fitted as standard to the jet. It will certainly be interesting to see how its operators — for now, Sweden and Brazil — will exploit the enhanced capabilities that this modification promises."

Även Typhoon har förändrat bakkanten på vingen och kontrollytorna för snabbare sväng och för att bära last.


källa: https://www.twz.com/heres-why-saabs-...y-grew-in-size
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"In contrast to the 90-degree angle and a sharp bend towards the fuselage, the trailing edge of the wings is now drawn further back in a completely straight line, resulting in a more trapezoidal wing surface."

"Insufficient agility with heavy external loads
The reason for the change was that Saab “saw an opportunity to improve the heavy-lift capability of the latest Gripen with few compromises in maneuverability. With a total of ten hardpoints available, there are a number of options for heavy external loads such as two or even four 650-kilogram Saab RBS-15Mk.3 or -4 anti-ship missilesup to nine air-to-air missiles (Meteor, Amraam or Iris-T) or up to 16 small-diameter guided bombs. However, the improvements come at the expense of external fuel tanks, as test pilot “Miyagi” confirmed."

Nya kontrollytor och vingarea...för att bära tyngre och att svänga bättre med tung last

Källa :https://militaeraktuell.at/en/why-sa...-the-gripen-e/

Flygvapnet har lagt ut listen over flyguppvisningar vår, sommer og høst 2025. Og det starter allerede i morgen 17/5-2025 på Emmaboda Flygfält. Alle er selvsagt med værforbehold. Listen inneholder også noen tilsvarende for naboland.

https://www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/akt...guppvisningar/