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Saab J35 Draken - How Sweden Built a Jet Russia Couldn't Beat!

Today, on Halloween, I’m resurrecting a Swedish ghost from the jet age: the Saab J35 Draken, the double-delta Dragon that taught the world how to fly sideways. I’ve covered a lot of modern fighters on this channel; the Gripen, the F-16, the Mirage, but this one is special. The Draken was the jet that made Sweden’s airpower possible and inspired everything that came after. Long before stealth coatings and touchscreen cockpits, Saab’s engineers built a supersonic interceptor that could hit Mach 2, land on a forest road, and take off again before the Soviets could reload. In this video, I break down how the Draken’s radical double-delta wing changed aviation forever, how it accidentally invented the Cobra maneuver decades before the Soviets showed it off, and why this Cold War fighter was designed to fight World War III from the middle of a highway.

English
  • Originally Aired October 31, 2025
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Created June 10, 2026 by
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  • Modified June 10, 2026 by
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