Saab completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by Saab test pilot Richard Ljungberg. The aircraft operated from Saab´s airfield in Linköping, Sweden.
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| 39-6001 will be designated F-39 in the Brazilian Air Force and will have the tail number 4100 (Picture source: Saab ) |
