That’s quite a few sparks. I take it that engine wasn’t particularly happy.
Does anybody know what the glistening visible in the intake was?
I bet it was the water injection.
Static electricity/St. Elmo’s fire.
Makes a lot of sense. that thing is one huge Van de Graaf generator.
…and here I thought it could split in two like the Enterprise in Star Track TMG…my bad. 
That was a really cool video. Wow!
I remember vaguely seeing a Viggen at Fairford airshow when I was a kid. I obviously didn’t know how smart the thing was back then as I’d really love to see one now
Spectacular machine. I got to see it last year at the Dutch air force open day.
Are they still flying over there?
I think theres a swedish outfit keeping one flying, along with a draken, that one was awesome as well. Perhaps regulations prohibit them from operating in the UK?
The rules regarding classic jets are basically…nothing complicated will get an airworthyness certificate. Anything with a radar, afterburners is out by default pretty much. It’s a shame.
Why did that silhouette [of the Viggen over the numbers in the video] remind me of my first homecoming date, if I squnt my eyes just right?
And, dang it, I’m starting to feel I need that thing in my hangar! Does an autographed calendar of the Swedish Bikini Team come with it? Who remembers those great beer commercials?
Flight operations on the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
