during the NUMBER_TOKENs the lanson and the j-NUMBER_TOKEN were phased out in favor of one of the most recognizable aircraft of the era the j-NUMBER_TOKEN draken specifically designed to intercept bombers at high altitudes designing this plane was a very tough challenge as the requirements for it were insanely high from the get-go the requirements specified a top speed of around mach NUMBER_TOKEN excellent flying characteristics and the ability to use the full range of advanced modern weapons including guided missiles it was also required to operate from just reinforced public roads because why not in order to achieve that the team behind the project decided to go for an innovative but unproven double delta wing it took them more than a decade to iron out the kinks of this configuration and make it work but it was all worth it the dracon became known for its many firsts it's the first western european combat aircraft with true supersonic capability to enter service the first combat aircraft featuring a double delta wing and the first ever aircraft to be capable of the legendary cobra maneuver
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