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gunnut · 07-03-2007, 16:09 PM

Them Swedes are a bunch of amazing engineers. The Viggen and the Gripen both have world class performance at comparible prices to other western fighters of the day. A big reason they don't sell well besides the engine being license built American version is probably due to the fact that everyone wants to fly an American fighter if possible. It's the prestige thing. Look, my airforce uses the same hardware that USAF uses. Go me.

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gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 10,274 Country:	Them Swedes are a bunch of amazing engineers. The Viggen and the Gripen both have world class performance at comparible prices to other western fighters of the day. A big reason they don't sell well besides the engine being license built American version is probably due to the fact that everyone wants to fly an American fighter if possible. It's the prestige thing. Look, my airforce uses the same hardware that USAF uses. Go me. __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.