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|name = DragonZoneDragonzone|image = [[File:DragonZone.jpg|350px]]|terrain imagetext = Viggen and Draken|symbol = |symboltext = |difficulty = [[RemoteFile: Difficulty2.png|90px]]|location = [[Municipality: Linköping|Linköping]], [[Region: Östergötland|Östergötland]], [[Country: Sweden|Sweden]]|surface = [[Grass]], [[Gravel]]|created = unknown2010-09-06|trivia = Formerly called ''DragonZone''

One '''Dragonzone''' is a [[turf zone]] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Linköping|Linköping]] in the zones placed at aircraft on display along major roads [[region]] of [[Region: Östergötland|Östergötland]] in Linköping, home of Swedish aircraft industry. These aircrafts are SAAB J37 Viggen and SAAB J35 Draken[[Country: Sweden|Sweden]].

The == Placement ==This [[turf zone ]] is in a remote location, located along the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_route_E4 E4] east of [[Linköping]] but is easily not accessible by foot, bike, or carfrom the highway.

== Directions ==From [[Linköping]] take National Road 35 to Mörtlösarondellen and take towards Linghem. After about 4.5 kilometers turn left towards Vreta. After just over 1 kilometer, the zone is on the left side before the road goes under the highway. == The place ==A remote place, with some of the planes placed around Linköping to show the city's role as the country's number one aviation city. These aircraft are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_37_Viggen SAAB J37 Viggen] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken SAAB J35 Draken]. == Sweden's aviation capital ==It is possible that the name was created for marketing purposes for [[Linköping]], but there is something in the name as well. Flight school was started at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmen_Airbase Malmen Airbase] as early as 1912 (one of [[Country: Sweden|Sweden's]] first). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96stg%C3%B6ta_Wing Östgöta Wing] (nowadays there is only one helicopter flotilla). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_AB Svenska Aeroplan AB] (SAAB) was founded in 1937 and started its aircraft production in the city a couple of years later. Both the development and manufacture of aircraft are located in Linköping. Thanks to SAAB, Linköping grew strongly during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War Cold War]. With SAAB, another airport was built in the city, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link%C3%B6ping/Saab_Airport Linköping/Saab Airport], which is shared by Saab and civil aviation.<ref>[https://www.flyghuvudstaden.se/om-flyghuvudstaden flyghuvudstaden.se (in Swedish)]</ref> === Flight-related zones in Linköping ======= The aircraft along the E4 from west to east ====* [[Zone: BarrelZone|BarrelZone]]: Saab J29 Tunnan and Saab J32 Lansen* [[Zone: Sixtyzone|Sixtyzone]]: SK60 (Saab 105) and SK50 (Saab 91 Safir)* [[Zone: 340Zone|340Zone]]: Saab SF340* [[Zone: Dragonzone|Dragonzone]]: Saab AJ37 Viggen and Saab J35 Draken ==== Other flight-related zones in Linköping ====* [[Zone: Airplane|Airplane]]: Air Force Museum (many aircraft).* [[Zone: SimuZone|SimuZone]]: Saab's southern entrance right next to Åtvidabergsvägen is a Saab J35 Draken perched on a pillar.* [[Zone: Linkflyer|Linkflyer]]: Linköping Airport and Saab's northern entrance.* [[Zone: MalmenView|MalmenView]]: View of one runway at Malmen Airbase. == Other zones with aircrafts ==* [[Zone: F6Staty|F6Staty]] A 32A Lansen as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_guardian gate guard] at the entrance to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4stg%C3%B6ta_Wing Västgöta Wing] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Karlsborg|Karlsborg]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Västra Götaland| Västra Götaland]].* [[Zone: FJS|FJS]] DC-3 ''Munin'' set up at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Parachute_Ranger_School Swedish Parachute Ranger School] old camp at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlsborg_Fortress Karlsborg Fortress] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Karlsborg|Karlsborg]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]].* [[Zone: TheDragon|TheDragon]] [[File: Zontyp06.png|18px]] Saab 35E Draken on a pillar at the entrance to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lule%C3%A5_Airport Luleå Airport] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Luleå|Luleå]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Norrbotten|Norrbotten]].* [[Zone: TriPlane|TriPlane]] J 32B/D Lansen, AJ 37 Viggen and JAS 39 Gripen A on the ground outside F 7 Gårds- och flottiljmuseum (in English: ''F 7 Yard and flotilla museum'') at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaraborg_Wing Skaraborg Wing] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A5ten%C3%A4s Såtenäs] in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Lidköping|Lidköping]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Västra Götaland| Västra Götaland]].* [[Zone: Viggen72|Viggen72]] Saab AJS 37 Viggen on a pillar at the [[rest area]] "Viggen", along National Road 44 in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Grästorp|Grästorp]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Västra Götaland|Västra Götaland]].* [[Zone: ViggenZone|ViggenZone]] Viggen Olle 54 on a pillar in the [[municipality]] of [[Municipality: Söderhamn|Söderhamn]] in the [[region]] of [[Region: Gävleborg|Gävleborg]].All in [[Country: Sweden|Sweden]]. == External links ==* [https://warded.se/turf/zones.php?zone=Dragonzone Dragonzone (Warded)] == References == [[Category: Zones]][[Category: Sweden]][[Category:Östergötland]][[Category: Linköping]][[Category: 2010]] [[sv:Zon:LingHimnaDragonzone]]