15 June 2017 \u2013 Link\u00f6ping, Sweden \u2014 At 10:32 today the #1 Gripen E prototype took off on its maiden flight, flown by a Saab test pilot. The brand-new aircraft (designation 39-8) left from Saab\u2019s airfield in Link\u00f6ping and flew over the eastern parts of \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland for 40 minutes. During the flight, the aircraft carried out a number of actions to demonstrate various test criteria including the retracting and extending of the landing gear.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe flight was just as expected, with the aircraft performance matching the experience in our simulations. Its acceleration performance is impressive with smooth handling. Needless to say I\u2019m very happy to have piloted this maiden flight,\u201d says Marcus Wandt, Experimental Test Pilot, Saab.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we have flown this world class fighter aircraft for the first time. We achieved it with the fully qualified software for the revolutionary avionics system. This is about giving our customers a smart fighter system with the future designed in from the start. The flight test activities will continue to build on this achievement with the programme on track to achieve the 2019 delivery schedule to our Swedish and Brazilian customers,\u201d says Jonas Hjelm, Senior Vice President and Head of Saab Business Area Aeronautics.<\/p>\n
For the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and Embraer, today’s event marks the true start of the F-X2 programme as it provides the first visual clue to what the Gripen variant selected for the For\u00e7a A\u00e9rea Brasileira three years ago will externally look like. \/\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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