JA-37 Viggen Technical Data
(1977)
Equipped with afterburner with 3 stages: zone 1, zone 2 and zone 3.
With zone 3 the aircraft consumed 1 m3 (264 US gallons) of jet fuel per minute.
Maximum speed at high altitude: Mach 2.1 (1,400 knots, 1,611 mph, 2,593 km/h).
Maximum speed at low altitude: Mach 1.14 (760 knots, 875 mph, 1,410 km/h).
The aircraft has thrust reversing capability, very unusual in a military jet (Tornado has it too).
The aircraft was equipped with a very powerful Oerlikon KCA 30-mm single barrel gun with 150 rounds.
