20190614-003 Swedish Airforce Historic Flight - Saab SK-35C Draken (16-79 SE-DXP) Volkel NL.jpg #5656 Royal Netherlands Navy - NHIndustries NH90 (N-088)Thumbnails#5654 Swedish Airforce Historic Flight - Saab SK-35C Draken (16-79 / SE-DXP)
Saab SK-35C Draken (16-79 / SE-DXP) from the Swedish Airforce Historic Flight (SwAFHF)
at the Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days 2019, Volkel (the Netherlands)

The Saab 35 Draken is a Swedish fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Saab between 1955 and 1974. It was the first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. The Draken was developed during the 1940s and 1950s to replace Sweden's first generation of jet-powered fighter aircraft, the Saab J-29 Tunnan and, later, the fighter variant (J-32B) of the Saab 32 Lansen. It featured an innovative double delta wing; in order to test this previously-unexplored aerodynamic feature, a sub-scale test aircraft, the Saab 210, was produced and flown. Developed in Sweden, the Draken was introduced into service with the Swedish Air Force (SAF) on 8 March 1960. Early models were intended purely to perform air defence missions, the type being considered to be a capable dogfighter for the era. The SK-35C is the trainer version. The two-seat aircraft was build upon J-37A airframes and being exported to Denmark and Finland. The second section was raised for the instructor's place – being located right behind the pilot/student – and fitted with a 3D stereoscopic periscope. Upgraded with afterburners and improved avionics. The tail section was shortened, and the aircraft could be easily re-modified to its J-35A version if necessary. Also the trainer version lacked armament.

Each year the Netherlands armed forces services organises open days on a rotational basis. Open days are intended to show how the Netherlands Defence organisation works for peace and security throughout the world. On these days everyone is welcome to have a look behind the scenes.
The 2019 Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days took place at Volkel Air Base, home to 312 and 313 F-16 Fighting Falcon squadrons.
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