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Walkaround of Finnish Air Force J-35S Draken DK-215, part 2

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Here are pics that I took at the retirement ceremony of Finnish Air Force's J-35S Draken (aka J-35XS) on August 16th, 2000.

Photo captions below:

Last flight and memorial
sixdrakens.jpg	Flight of 5 J-35S Drakens and one SK-35C Draken flies over the newly uncovered Draken memorial.	
memorial_01.jpg	Draken memorial	
memorial_02.jpg	Draken memorial	
dk-215_31.jpg	DK-215 performing a farewell show.	

Farewell, "Rysky"
dk-215_32.jpg	DK-215 has landed.	
dk-215_33.jpg	DK-215 taxiing to the ceremonies.	
dk-215_34.jpg	DK-215 has flown its final flight.	
dk-270_03.jpg	DK-270 taxiing in.	
dk-270_04.jpg	DK-270, with CINC Finnish AF, MGen. Jouni Pystynen at front, and first commander of Fighter Squadron 11 Col. Mikko Järvi at rear.	
lastman.jpg	Last Draken pilot climbing from his office. Silence has replaced the dragon's roar...	
closing.jpg	Mechanics closing the canopy of the last Draken.	
rail.jpg	Missile rail under the wing.	
cinc-faf.jpg	CINC Finnish AF, MGen. Jouni Pystynen standing in front of DK-270. Pystynen was the eighth Draken pilot trained in Finland in 1975 (excluding those that received the initial training in Sweden).	
lastseven.jpg	"The Magnificent Seven" - the final formation plus DK-215 solo performer.	

Closeups of the ejection seat, afterburner and (inert) weapons
73se-f_01.jpg	73SE-F ejection seat	
73se-f_02.jpg	73SE-F ejection seat	
73se-f_03.jpg	73SE-F ejection seat	
rm6c_01.jpg	Afterburner section of the RM6C engine.	
rm6c_02.jpg	Afterburner section of the RM6C engine.	
aden-m55_01.jpg	Aden M/55 30mm cannon cut open.	
rb24j_01.jpg	Captive Rb24J (licence-made AIM-9J)	
rb27_01.jpg	Captive Rb27 (licence-made SARH AIM-4)	
rb28_01.jpg	Captive Rb28 (licence-made IR AIM-4)	
rb28_02.jpg	Captive Rb28 (licence-made IR AIM-4)	
135ar_01.jpg	Captive Bofors 135mm rockets	

Closeups of DK-223, "Kreivi von Rosen", the last Draken built
dk-223_01.jpg	Missile rail	
dk-223_02.jpg	Avionics cooling inlet	
dk-223_03.jpg	"ISKE" = strike (in case of engine fire, weak spot to pierce with fire hose)	
dk-223_04.jpg	Heat exchanger outlet	
dk-223_05.jpg	Auxiliary NACA intake, note the tubes	
dk-223_06.jpg	Windscreen from left	
dk-223_07.jpg	Cockpit opening lever	
dk-223_08.jpg	Cockpit	
dk-223_09.jpg	Cockpit, left console	
dk-223_10.jpg	Cockpit, right console	
dk-223_11.jpg	Canopy insides	
dk-223_12.jpg	Canopy from right	
dk-223_13.jpg	Windscreen from right	
dk-223_14.jpg	Canopy actuator	
dk-223_15.jpg	Composite intake, "ÄLÄ ASTU" = No step	
dk-223_16.jpg	Auxiliary afterburner intake, note splitter plate inside	
dk-223_17.jpg	Brake parachute housing	
dk-223_18.jpg	Closeup of the trailing edge and chaff/flare dispenser	
dk-223_19.jpg	IR sensor, note blocked cooling intake	
dk-223_20.jpg	IR sensor, note cooling exhaust pipe	
dk-223_21.jpg	Nose gear and ram air turbine