Swedish Air Force
Receive All-Purpose
Military Aircraft
STOCKHOLM — An all- I
purpose military aircraft, intended
to replace all types of planes with
in the Swedish Air Force hy the
end of tlie 196()’s. has been de
veloped by the Saab Corp.
The craft is primarily a flying ;
platform, which by simple adapta
tions can be changed into an at
tack bomber, a fighter, a jet train
er or a reconnaissance plane.
The new craft, officiallv desig
nated as F-37, has been nicknamed
Viggen ithe Lightning Bolt*. It has
an unusual shape with a small set
of nose wings and a set of Delta
shaped main wings to the rear. This
design will enable the plane to
land at low speeds without im
peding its capacity for supersonic
flight.
Top speed was not revealed, but
Air Force sources said it was high
er than that ot the J-35B Draken
which travels at more than double
the speed of sound.
The engine is of American de
sign. developed by Pratt and
Whitney. It will be adapted by
Saab.
Navigation and other in-flight
calculations will be performed by
a miniature electronic brain so
the pilot can devote his full at- 1
tention to tactical problems.
Lt. Gen. Lage Thunberg. Com
mander-in-Chief of the Swedish .
Air Force said:
“By the general strategic or
ganization of our defense, the Air
Force must concentrate its efforts
on a single carrier of weapons. We
cannot divide our strength on
heavy bombers, space craft and ;
other vehicles.”
“It has been charged that man-1
ned aircraft are obsolete and that |
missiles are the future weapons j
carriers in the air,” the Air Force j
Chief said. “However, our studies!
have shown that manned airplanes 1
will be used in the future as car
riers of weapons, reconnaissance
equipment and, increasingly, of
military personnel and equipment.” j
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Meeting News
Dr. C. S. Stitt Jr., Area Di
rector of the Dental Services to
Indians and Eskimos under the
U S. Health Service, was here con
ferring with Dr. Sheldon Ivors,
who is stationed here.
Dr. Stitt explained the status
of their service to the native
ncople at the Chamber of Com
merce noon meeting Monday and
stated that they could give acute
emergency care to other people.
He was requested to meet with
t'-e Chamber Board to see if any
thing might be worked out to the
benefit of the community resi
dents who are not eligible for this
care, since there is no dentist here.
The reactivation of the Civil Air
Patrol was brought up by Sen.
Lester Bronson and its importance
to Northwestern Alaska as well
as a very worthwhile CAP Cadet
program which has benefited many
voung people in the past.
Sen. Pearse Walsh reported that
> fficials of the Bering Sea Fish
eries had visited in town and that
it is possible that due to the good
results of last year’s fishing sea
son a cannery may be built in
Golovin and possibly one in Kot
zebue.
Walsh also called to the attention
of the Chamber that bids would be
called for the Vocational School
on Dec. 15.
Announcement was made of a
voluntary fund being started for
the benefit of Willie Hoogendom,
son of Mr and Mrs. Rill Hoogen
dorn, who was injured recently
from an accidental gunshot and
who is permanently disabled.
Contributions to the fund, stated
Rev. Howard DeVore, may be sent
to Box 296 or given to him. The
boy is presently at the Providence
Hospital in Anchorage and will be
sent outside for further hospitali
zation when he is able to travel.
Other guests at the Chamber
meeting were Dr. Sheldon Ivers,
USPH dentist and Winston Os
borne, Nutritionist for the U.S.
Public Health Service.
President Frank Couch report
ed that there were 22 officers pre
sent from the 9th Infantry at the
no-host dinner with many of the
Chamber members being conspicu
ous by their absence.
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