Saab JAS 39 Gripen C Landing Dance [50 FPS] - FinAF 100 Years

Gripen can dance! Sunday's display, filmed on 1080p 50 FPS.

Plane: Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Pilot: Henrik ”Sunshine” Björling, Swedish Air Force

Finnish Air Force 100th Anniversary Airshow | Ilmavoimat 100 vuotta lentonäytös
16.-17.6.2018 Tikkakoski, Finland
(C) Jukka O. Kauppinen 2018
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The Saab JAS 39 Gripen is a single-engine, canard-delta-wing multi-role fighter, produced by the Swedish Saab AB (originally Svenska Aeroplan AB). It is the Swedish manufacturer’s candidate in the HX Fighter Program, aiming to replace the capabilities of the Finnish Air Force Hornets.
The development of the Gripen (“Griffin”) began already in the late 1970’s as the Swedish Air Force sought a successor for their outdating Saab J35 Draken and Saab J37 Viggen fighters. Saab responded by designing a new multi-role fighter – the name JAS is an abbreviation for Jakt(air-to-air)-, Attack(air-to-ground)- and Spaningsplan (reconnaissance plane). The aircraft flew its maiden flight in 1988, and it was introduced into operative use by the Swedish Air Force officially in 1997.
There are several versions of the Gripen available. The oldest version is JAS 39A, and its two-seat version JAS 39B. The newer C/D -versions were introduced in the 2000’s. In 2016 Saab unveiled the newest, Next Generation Gripen E/F -version.
In addition to Sweden, the Gripen is operated by the air forces of Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Thailand. Also British Empire Test Pilots’ School operates the aircraft to train their pilots in Linköping, Sweden. The Brazilian Air Force has also placed an order for 36 next-generation Gripen E/F -fighters, the aircraft are to be delivered between 2019 – 2024.
The Finnish Air Force first flew aircraft of the Swedish manufacturer in 1958, as Saab 91D Safir trainers were ordered for the basic pilot training of the Air Force. In 1970, the parliament decided to order Saab J35 Drakens to serve alongside the Soviet MiG-21’s. The Finnish Air Force also had two war-time Saab 17A bombers for a short period of time (1959 – 1961), which were used for towing shooting targets. The Gripen, then still in development, was also a candidate in the previous Fighter program in the turn of the 1980’s and 1990’s, to replace the MiG’s and Drakens – however, at that time the American Mc-Donnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet was chosen.

Ilmavoimat 100 vuotta -juhlalentonäytös järjestettiin Tikkakoskella 16.-17. kesäkuuta 2018. Tapahtuma keräsi yleisöä kahden päivän aikana jopa 26 000 innokkaan taivaalle tähyäjän verran. Näytöksen aikana yleisö pääsi ihailemaan lukuisia erilaisia esityslentoja sekä historiallisilta lentokonetyypeiltä että tämän päivän moderneimmilta huippuhävittäjiltä, jotka ovat mukana Suomen Hornetin seuraajahankkeen tarjouskilpailussa. Myös maanäyttelyssä oli esillä runsaasti lentokalustoa 100-vuotiaan ilmavoimien eri aikakausilta. Lisäksi mukana oli muun muassa ulkomaalaisia ilma-aluksia, helikoptereita sekä ilmatorjuntakalustoa.

Finnish Air Force 100th Anniversary Air Show took place in Tikkakoski, Central Finland from 16 to 17 June 2018. During the weekend the event was attended by 26,000 visitors who saw a selection of aircraft from Air Force past and present. Also candidates for the Finnish F/A-18 Hornet Multi-Role fighter replacement programme, known as HX Programme, showed their capabilities in Tikkakoski
Jyväskylä Airport was originally built as a base for the Air Force in 1939. Today, the majority of the airport’s traffic still comes from the flight training of the Air Force Academy, which is located nearby at Tikkakoski. The airport also serves on a broad scale the lively university city of Jyväskylä and the municipality of Central Finland.

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