DCS AJS37 Viggen

[Hadji]

Leatherneck just updated the cover pic on their Facebook page...

https://www.facebook.com/leathernecksim/

This can only mean one thing! The AJS release is getting closer!

[Hadji]

Just to get the hype train moving here on Steam as well (it is at full speed in the ED forums already! http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=154636 )

General info

The Saab 37 Viggen is a Swedish single-seat, single-engine, short-medium range combat aircraft. Development work on the type was initiated at Saab in 1952 and, following the selection of a radical delta wing configuration, the resulting aircraft performed its first flight on 8 February 1967 and entered service in 21 June 1971. The Viggen holds the distinction of being the first canard design to be produced in quantity.

Several distinctive variants of the Viggen were produced to perform the roles of strike fighter (AJ 37), aerial reconnaissance (SF 37), maritime patrol aircraft (SH 37) and a two-seat trainer (SK 37). In the late 1970s, the all-weather fighter-interceptor aircraft JA 37 variant was introduced. In November 2005, the Viggen was retired from service by the Swedish Air Force.

The Viggen was powered by a single Volvo RM8 turbofan. This was essentially a licence-built variant of the Pratt & Whitney JT8D engine that powered commercial airliners like the DC-9 and 737-200, with an afterburner added for the Viggen. The airframe also incorporated a thrust reverser to use during landings and land manoeuvres, which, combined with the aircraft having flight capabilities approaching a limited STOL-like performance, enabled operations from 500 m airstrips with minimal support.

In the early 1960s, it was decided that the Viggen should be a single seat aircraft, Saab having recognized that advanced avionics such as a digital central computer and a head-up display could perform the workload of a human navigator and entirely replace the need for a second crew member. The computer, called CK 37 (centralkalkylator [central calculator] 37), was the world's first airborne computer to use integrated circuits. The displays in the original cockpit were all of the traditional analogue/mechanical type with the exception of an electronic head-up display (HUD), which Saab has claimed makes the Viggen easier to fly, especially at low altitudes during air-to-ground strike missions. The aircraft's principal sensor was an Ericsson PS 37 X-band monopulse radar, which used a mechanically steered parabolic dish housed in a radome. This radar performed several functions, including air-to-ground and air-to-air telemetry, search, track, terrain-avoidance and cartography.

The module will simulate the AJS 37 variant, an upgraded version of the strike fighter (AJ 37). The AJS 37 upgrade was was performed in the early 90s and added radar reconnaissance to the aircrafts capabilities. The upgrade also added the ability to carry the RBS 15F and BK90 weapons designed for the SAAB 39 Gripen. The upgrade did little in ways of avionics, so expect an aircraft from the early 70s and you will not be disappointed by the lack of a glass cockpit.

I also thought I'd share the info that RaXha compiled about this amazing upcoming module from LNS. Here is a link to the original thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=170263

Confirmed DCS Viggen info

* DCS AJS37 Viggen is planned to be released before the DCS F-14A/B.

* All of the real life armament will be available in the sim, including the advanced RBS 15F anti ship missile and the BK90 gliding stand-off submunitions dispenser. Included will also be zoomed Mavericks (AGM-65B), even though it did not carry these IRL. This is because the AGM-65A (without zoom) is very hard to use in a simulation because of the limited screen space. The lead programer has stated that it was probably possible to implement the AGM-65B on the AJS37 fairly easily, Sweden just didn't buy any of these missiles.

* Leatherneck has developed their own ground radar for this module.

* Slip of the navigation system will be simulated and will need to be corrected for accordingly.

* The aircraft is mostly feature complete, what remains appear to be mostly visuals (texturing?) and bug squashing.

* JA37 (Interceptor variant) is planned to be included with the module as an AI aircraft, but they have not ruled out a future JA37 module possibly a simpler FC3 like module, however it is not under development as of right now, and may never be.

* They are working on terrain that suits the aircraft, we have no more details than that on this subject.

* The module will include training missions, some single missions and two campaigns. A shorter one and an extended one. All content that are scheduled to be included on release will be on the caucasus map. The custom terrain will be released later on.

Original documentation

Renhanxue created a thread with links to official Viggen documentation such as flight and maintenance manuals etc. Of course most (if not all) of them are in Swedish but still interesting enough to share here:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=168144

[kazereal]

Cool :)
Thanks for posting :)

[kazereal]

Quick status update: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2853123#post2853123

[Chameleon_Silk]

sweet I know quite a few who will want this one.

[Falconpolat]

i wished f14 will release first :/

[Hadji]

We already have the MiG-28 so we can at least start re-enacting Top Gun. :)

[kazereal]

While waiting for F-18, something to listen to (F-18 with minimum fuel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jxNddpuLHs

[kazereal]

I think many have already spotted this thread on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hoggit/comments/4u84dc/im_a_former_f14bd_and_fa18f_pilot_ama/

[c]

Where is the Viggen screenshot? The title page only shows and over the should view from a cockpit looking at two f14s.

Also while I will buy anything from Leatherneck on day one, they really suck at projecting release dates for anything. They promised many screenshots this time last year then there was nothing for half a year and now we got some screenshots of carrier crew and and a screenshot of Mig21 cockpit lights which they were too confused to actually state whether it is in the game or not.

Anyone really believe we will see even a pre-order of a viggen before december? And the F14 is probably 2 years away still.

[c]

https://scontent.ftxl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/12916784_1714757045413633_7583769542256119637_o.jpg

I dont see a viggen

[Hadji]

Again LNS strikes... That cover pic wasn't supposed to get public and was only shown for half an hour or something. Sooo very Leatherneckish to "accidently" do something like that.

[c]

If the Viggen was almost out there would have been months of previews and screenshots but we got absolutely nothing. They showed far more of the F14 which is supposed to come out after their 2 other new planes.

I bet there wont be a viggen until 2017

[Hadji]

I bet against you. ;) The Viggen will arrive before the F-14 just as mentioned in the status update from LNS that Kazereal linked to above.

[Hadji]

引用自 coxy：

Does this mean leatherneck have created there own air to ground radar?

Yes it does. :)

[kazereal]

引用自 cat：

If the Viggen was almost out there would have been months of previews and screenshots but we got absolutely nothing. They showed far more of the F14 which is supposed to come out after their 2 other new planes.

I bet there wont be a viggen until 2017

Don't jump to conclusions like that.

There may be many other reasons.