Wikipedia may not be trust worthy, however the sources Wikipedia links at the bottom of its pages tend to be (sometimes).
Also yeaaah don’t trust google and its top results. I’ll look into this a bit and see what I can come up with. The picture looks legit, but then again ai can make anything seem that way nowadays…
Wikipedia says Mach 2 = 1,300 mph which is false, it is actually about 1,534 mph according to the “calculator”
From what I can find:
No, they never purchased or operated any Gripens. They did however operate the Mirage III, and Mirage Milan respectively, while currently operating the F/A-18 and F-5E today. They also plan to operate the F-35 in the near future.
Other things to always try when finding out what aircraft are operated by countries you’re interested in researching is looking up things like lists of active military machines in service, and the other wiki pages and their sources may be helpful for this.
Technically speaking, Mach speed depends on altitude.
The Swiss were looking to acquire the Gripen in 2014 to replace their aging F-5E’s, but a popular referendum ultimately voted against the acquisition and kept the F-5’s in service
The speed of sound depends upon air temperature, so decreases with altitude up to about 10km since temperature decreases by about 2 deg C per 1000 ft (6.5 deg C per 1000m) in that range
The speed of sound varies with altitude. At Sea Level Mach 2 = 1,522 mph
But Wikipedia would likely be talking about Mach 2 at high altitude (i.e. the only altitude at which planes can actually reach Mach 2). For example at 36,000 ft Mach 2 = 1,320 mph.
I’ve seen a similar picture of a few of them lined up, but I was unable to locate the tail numbers. So 99.99% just a mock up.
And that tail number is lifted from a Swiss F-5E
Wikipedia is a complete joke. Nowadays anyone can edit it.
Its purposed.
Not a mockup, it’s a purposed plan so its concept art of what could be one of Switzerland’s future jet fighters.
This is not true- the referendum to purchase Gripens failed. They do not and have never had gripens, they decided to procure F-35 to succeed their F-18s.
Swiss rating Gripen lowest in 2008 compared to Rafale & Eurofighter: This is a PDF report on the Swiss Eval
Rejected Gripen E in 2014: Result in Swiss referendum announced
Gripen E Dropping Swiss Trials in 2019: Saab’s Gripen is out of the running in Swiss aircraft race
Swiss Deciding on F-35: Swiss leaders sign $6.25 billion contract for F-35 fighter jets
Switzerland Trialed them, their military wanted to buy them but the public vote denied it
a few years later they bought F-35
Sorry to tell ya but I wouldn’t count on getting a gripen e as an event vehicle.
That’s not even a JAS 39E in the photo, let alone a Swiss one
Anyway. Here’s the same stock image mocked up as a Bulgarian Gripen
Mock ups can be concept art, doesn’t have to be something physical.
“A model or replica of a machine or structure, used for instructional or experimental purposes.”
Mock-ups and Concept art are not interchangeable words. Concept Art is an artistic envision. a mockup is a physical interpretation of what it will look like.
HOWEVER, Mock-up Art is the word you’re looking for. This word takes what exists in the real world and puts it under different themes such as another nation’s colors, what it may have looked like if it was abandoned so on and so on.
So there is some truth but man English is a pain and that’s coming from a native speaker of it.
Do y’all think a Swiss JAS-39 would be a good event vehicle?
Photo shoted?
The gripen c was actively trialed as an replacement option, which is more likely then the gripen e
