Hi everyone!
First, i would like to congratulate our Admin Michel @smrjpaqu899 for his great idea to create and run such a great GB!
Started this topic at the "Work in Progress - Aircraft" Group 15 months ago, but had not done any progress. I thought it would be a cool idea to transfer it to this more dedicated GB!
The Draken is an amazing machine, known for, among other things, its many "firsts" within aviation. It was the first Western European-built combat aircraft with true supersonic capability to enter service and the first fully supersonic aircraft to be deployed in Western Europe. Design-wise it was one of, if not the first, combat aircraft designed with double delta wings, and be capable of the Cobra maneuver. It was also one of the first Western-European-built aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight, reaching it on 14 January 1960. It is reported that it could exceed Mach1 without Afterburners, at least in the prototype form!
This kit was sent to me by my good friend @airbum. Upon receiving it, I had decided to finish it as an all green Danish bird.
The Hasegawa kit looks perfect. Here are the kit contents, all excellent...
Since other projects got into its path, the Draken is still un-started. The plan is to start it not very long from today, as soon as some bench space will be cleared. By the way, here is the older thread:
https://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/saab-rf-35-draken-royal-danish-air-force-hasegawa-1-48/?topic_page=1&num=15
More to come!
