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Type: Saab 105Oe two seat light attack plane.
Max. Speed: 603 at sea level.
Climb Rate: 32,810 ft in 4 minutes 30 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 42,650 ft.
Range: 513 miles.
Armament: up to 4,409 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: M Rostaing

 
A Saab 105Oe of the Austrian air force, which used the type in the genuine multi-role fashion for air defense, light attack, reconnaissance, and operational conversion.

 
Type: Saab B18B three seat light bomber and dive bomber.
Max. Speed: 357 mph at optimum altitude.
Climb Rate: ???
Service Ceiling: 32,150 ft.
Range: 1,616 miles.
Armament: One fixed 0.312-in (7.92-mm) and two trainable 0.52-in (13.2-mm) machine guns, and up to 3,307 lb of bombs plus underwing rockets.
Photo: B Thouanel
Saved from the scrapyard, this immaculate Saab 18B now a prized museum exhibit.

 
Type: Saab MFI-17 Supporter two/three seat multi-role plane.
Max. Speed: 146 mph at sea level.
Climb Rate: 807 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 13,450 ft.
Endurance: 5 Hours 10 minutes.
Armament: up to 661 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: B Thouanel

The Supporter can carry a small but useful warload on six underwing hardpoints.

 
Type: Saab 91d Safir four seat trainer, utility, and liaison plane.
Max. Speed: 165 at sea level.
Climb Rate: 984 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 16,405 ft.
Range: 621 miles.
Armament: none.
Photo: B Thouanel
Finished in an overall yellow color scheme, the SK 50 was operated by the Swedish air force as a primary trainer, the 50 surviving aircraft now being used for liaison.

 
Type: Saab J 35F Darken single seat interceptor with secondary attack capability.
Max Speed: 1,320 mph at 39,090 ft.
Climb Rate:34,450 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 62,300 ft.
Range: radius 348 miles.
Armament: one 30-mm cannon and up to 6,393 lb of disposable stroes.
Photo: Salamander
The J35 Draken has been in service since 1960, but with updating the later models are still effective interceptors.

 
Type: Saab J 21A-2 single seat fighter.
Max Speed: 398 mph at optimum altitude.
Climb Rate: 3,000 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 36,090 ft 
Range: ???
Armament: one 20-mm cannon and four 0.52-in (13.2-mm) machine guns.
Photo: B Thouanel
Preserved in Sweden this is an A 21A of the 1st Squadron of Flygflottij 12.

 
Type: Saab JA 37 Viggen single seat interceptor.
Max Speed: 1,320 mph at 36,090 ft.
Climb Rate: 32,810 ft in less than 1 minute 40 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 49,870 ft.
Range: radius 621 miles.
Armament: one 30-mm cannon and up to 13,228 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: P. Bigel
The Saab 37 is striking evidence of the Swedish aerospace industry's ability to build effective and thoroughly modern warplane.

 
Type: Saab A 32A Lansen single seat all weather attack fighter.
Max Speed: 700 mph at sea level.
Climb Rate: 11,810 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 49,210 ft.
Range: 1,243 miles.
Armament: four 20-mm cannon, and up to 2,998 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: DR
After a service career spanning more than 30 years, the Lansen is still in limited effective service with the Swedish air force.

 
Type: Saab Safari two/three seat utility light transport.
Max Speed: 146 mph at sea level.
Climb Rate: 807 ft per minute.
Service Ceiling: 13,450 ft.
Range: endurance 5 hours 10 minutes.
Armament: none.
Photo: B Thouanel
A trio of Safaris is seen in Swedish markings before delivery to the Royal Norwegian air force.

 
Type: Saab SF 37 Viggen single seat overland reconnaissance warplane.
Max Speed: 1,320 mph 36,090 ft.
Climb Rate: 36,090 ft in less than 2 minutes 0 seconds.
Service Ceiling: 60,040 ft.
Range: radius 621 + miles on a hi-lo mission.
Armament: up to 13,228 lb of disposable stores.
Photo: B Thouanel
An SF 37 Viggen (right) is seen in company with a JA 37 from the same wing, Flygflotilj based at Lulea.

 
Type: Saab J 29F Tunnen single seat fighter
Max Speed: 659 mph. at 5,085 ft.
Climb Rate: 11,810 ft. per. minute.
Service Ceiling: 50,850  ft.
Range: 1,060 miles.
Armament: four 20-mm cannon and two Rb 24 sidewinder AAMs.
Photo: Cool B. Thouanel
This pair of J 29Fs was operated by Flygflotilj 3, one of men Swedish operators of the Tennen.

 

 

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