| Manufacturer |
Saab |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
| Description |
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (; ) is a light single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab AB. |
The Israel Aircraft Industries Nesher (, 'griffon vulture', also translated to 'eagle') is the Israeli version of the French Dassault Mirage 5 multirole fighter. |
| ICAO Code |
SB39 |
|
| First Flight |
1988-12-09 |
1971-09-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1996-06-09 |
1972-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1977-01-01 |
| Designer |
Saab |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
| Type |
|
Multirole fighter |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
15.65 |
| Height (m) |
4.5 |
4.25 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15240 |
17680 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
83 |
| Armament |
1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 revolver cannon with 120 rounds (single-seat models only); 8 (two hardpoints under fuselage, two under each wing, and one on each wing tip, with one of these for FLIR/ECM/LD/Recon pod) |
Two 30mm IAI/DEFA 552 cannon in the fuselage, with 140 rounds each; 12,730lb (5,774 kgs) of ordnance; 2 x AIM-9D or Shafrir-2; 6 underwing and 1 underfuselage hardpoints |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
2 |
2.1 |
| National Origin |
Sweden |
France |
| Number Built |
300 |
61 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Volvo RM12 afterburning turbofan engine, 54 kN thrust each |
1 × SNECMA Atar 9C afterburning turbojet engine |
| Primary Users |
Swedish Air Force, Brazilian Air Force , South African Air Force , Hungarian Air Force |
Israeli Air Force, Argentine Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Retired from military service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Nesher |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.4 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30 |
34.8 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Volvo RM12 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |