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Saab 18
| SAAB 18 | |
|---|---|
| Saab B 18B at the Swedish Air Force Museum | |
| Type | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | SAAB |
| Maiden flight | 19 June 1942 |
| Retired | 1959 |
| Primary user | Swedish Air Force |
| Number built | 240 |
The SAAB 18 was a twin-engine bomber designed for the Swedish Air Force.
Contents
Design and development
Although designed in the 1930s, changes in requirements delayed the first flight until June 19, 1942.
Operational history
The aircraft entered service in 1944 and remained one of Sweden's frontline ground attack and reconnaissance platforms until it was replaced by the jet-powered Tunnan and Lansen in 1958-1959. Around 240 SAAB 18s were built.
Variants
- Saab 18A
- Two prototypes only.
- B 18A
- The first production version, bomber aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial piston engines.
- S 18A
- Photo-reconnaissance version of modified B 18A with PS-18/A (license-built AN/APS-4) radar.
- Saab 18B
- One prototype only.
- B 18B
- Dive bomber version, powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 605B piston engines. First flight June 10, 1944.
- T 18B
- Ground attack version with 2 × 20 mm and 1 × 57 mm cannons, fitted with Rb 302 anti-ship missiles on an experimental basis.
Operators
Specifications
B 18A
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Length: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
- Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 43.8 m² (471.3 ft²)
- Empty weight: 5,550 kg (12,100 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,200 kg (18,040 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× STWC-3 (Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp) , 795 kW (1,065 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 465 km/h (250 kts, 288 mph)
- Cruise speed: 400 km/h (217 knots, 250 mph)
- Range: 2,200 km (1,188 nm, 1,370 mi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)
Armament
- 2 × 13.2 mm fixed machine guns
- 1 × 7.9 mm machine gun on a flexible mount
- Up to 1,400 kg (3,080 lb) of bombs or 12 unguided rockets and LRMs (Long-range missiles)
B 18B
General characteristics
- Crew: Three
- Length: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
- Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 43.8 m² (471.3 ft²)
- Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 605B , 1085 kW (1,475 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 575 km/h (310 knots, 357 mph)
- Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,168 ft)
References
- Kopenhagen, W. (ed.) Das große Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Stuttgart: Transpress. 1987, ISBN 3-344-00162-0.
- Donald David and Lake Jon (eds.). Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-880588-24-2.
See also
Comparable aircraft
Dornier Do 17 - Petlyakov Pe-2
Designation sequence
Saab 17 -
MFI-15 Safari-
B 16/Sk 16 -
B 17 -
B 18 -
J 19 -
J 20 -
Saab 21 -
Saab 21R -
Saab 29 Tunnan-
Saab 32 Lansen-
J 35 Draken-
Saab 37 Viggen-
Saab 39 Gripen
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| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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