Ah, SAAB Draken, the coolest fighter plane ever... When I was a kid the Finnish Air Force held it's summer live shooting camps in my local airport, so the unusual double-delta wing was a familiar sight for me. My first car? Naturally a SAAB.
So, I'm completely neutral on the issue. Why did Australia choose Mirage III over this unimaginable beauty? Could a GAF Draken be a realistic possibility? Bonus points, if Draken is developed further in Australia.
(Actually, I think Mirage III is even more beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful warplane ever, partially due to reading Tanguy et Laverdure comics as a kid... My only issue with the comics was, that in one episode the Bad Guys flew Drakens...)
So, I'm completely neutral on the issue. Why did Australia choose Mirage III over this unimaginable beauty? Could a GAF Draken be a realistic possibility? Bonus points, if Draken is developed further in Australia.
(Actually, I think Mirage III is even more beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful warplane ever, partially due to reading Tanguy et Laverdure comics as a kid... My only issue with the comics was, that in one episode the Bad Guys flew Drakens...)