Did You Know The Saab 35 Draken Was World’s 1st To Perform The Cobra Maneuver?

Sweden has a history of building some of the world’s most notable and yet least-known fighter jets. While the Canadian Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow interceptor was canceled and became a failure, the concurrent Swedish fighter interceptor Saab 35 Draken proved a success. This was a remarkable aircraft and was the first known aircraft to perform the kort parad (short parry) maneuver much later popularized by the Soviets and renamed the Cobra Maneuver.