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In the end an unstable canard layout was adopted, as it would give the greatest benets to performance,
as it gives a high onset of pitch rate and low drag enabling the aircraft to be faster, have longer range and
carry a larger useful payload.
2105
2108
2108 was an other canard layout.
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performance and lower supersonic drag. Also envisioned was the possibility to point the nose off the
direction of travel. The canard can also be used as an air brake after landing.
2107
The version most likely to compete with the
canard layouts had a dorsal intake, which
meant a short and straight duct. Wind tunnel
tests showed that it would work well at high
angles of attack and that 2107 had better
turning performance than 2105. Saab judged
the risks with the dorsal intake as too large.
The image actually depicts JAS 39 Gripen, which is a slightly rened form of Saab 2110.
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This is a three
view plan from
SAAB.
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Aerodynamic highlights of a fourth generation delta canard ghter aircraft - The ingress of this
document is in Swedish, but the main part is a very interesting article about Gripen's aerodynamics.
Of relevance to this subject, see for example the the image of different planforms tested.
Document created 1995 June 29, one paragraph added 2000 Aug 16, external links added 2002 May 30 by
Urban Fredriksson
griffon@canit.se
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