Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
Indeed, but the pilot seemed to take his time before deciding to get out of the cockpit. Maybe there was very minimal fuel and he was waiting for the fire crew to arrive ? I've always liked the Viggen.
SHJ
Like you I've always thought of the Viggen as something special. After a bit of research and a rough translation from a Swedish friend of my wife's it turns out that the bloke doing the commentary was the pilot. He is explaining that the aircraft had a full fuel load even though it was on a short flight. The reason for him being slow out of the cockpit was because he had trouble undoing all of the straps.
I think that it was a bit like a Lightning. Tremendous performer but a bit short legged.