Reply With QuoteIn the US the fat one carried a nuke. (AIM-26A)
SAAB J35J & J35F Draken missile armament
The Innards of a Swedish Built AIM-4C
From the Left AIM-9B AIM-9J HM-58 AIM-4C
This image is also on Wikipedia since i thought the Draken article needed it, it's taken at the small Arboga Missile Museum.
The two falcon missiles that where carried only by the J35F and J35J the AIM-4C could at-least be slaved to the radar which the AIM-9J couldn't because the Draken didn't have the on-board electronics for that.
Note the obvious lack of Proximity fuze on the AIM-4C
In the US the fat one carried a nuke. (AIM-26A)
Ours didn't
It probably should have since the Draken radar was susceptible to all known forms of Soviet jamming until the Hawée modifications in the mid 80's
As far as I know, the F-102 Delta Dagger was the only aircraft to carry the AIM-26A.Originally Posted by Darkwand
Ours didn't
It probably should have since the Draken radar was susceptible to all known forms of Soviet jamming until the Hawée modifications in the mid 80's
I could swear that F-89 Scorpions also carried tge AIM-26, or at least something similar.
F-89, F-101, and F-106 carried Genie.
I knew it was either one or the other. Thanks for clarifying.
Nice share, thanks!
Never really liked the Draken. Viggen looks alot better. Tho I think we used/use a Swedish made version of the AIM-26.
They where built and assembled by Bofors, there are pictures of the assembly line in the "Bofors 350 Years" book. Though I'm guessing some components had to be imported.
AIM-26Bs. (Conventional version.)
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