The SAAB 21 was a Swedish fighter/attack aircraft from SAAB that first took to the air in 1943. It was designed as a twin boom pusher configuration, where the propeller was mounted in the rear of the fuselage, pushing the aircraft forward.
General characteristics
Crew: one
Length: 10.45 m (34 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 11.6 m (38 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.97 (13 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 22.2 m² (238.87 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,250 kg (7,165 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,150 kg (9,149 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 4,413 kg (9,730 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 605B, built by SFA. liquid-cooled, supercharged, 60° inverted V12 engine, 1,085 kW (1,455 hp / 1,475 PS)
Performance
Maximum speed: 640 km/h (343 knots, 398 mph)
Cruise speed: 495 km/h (265 knots, 308 mph)
Range: 750 km (466 mi)
Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
Rate of climb: 15 m/s (2,950 ft/min)
Armament
1× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 or Bofors cannon
2× 13 mm Bofors-built Colt machine guns in the nose
2× 13 mm Bofors-built Colt machine guns in the wing
Various bombs and rockets
SAAB J21R
The Saab 21R was a Swedish twin-boom fighter/attack aircraft made by Saab. It was a jet-powered development of the piston-engined Saab 21 which along with the Russian Yakovlev Yak-15 was one of the only two jet fighters successfully converted from a piston-powered aircraft to enter production.[1]
As a fighter, its service designation in the Swedish Air Force was J 21R, and saw service in the late 1940s.
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 10.45 m (34 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 11.37 m (37 ft 4 in)
Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 8 in)
Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × De Havilland Goblin 2 turbojet, 13.8 kN (3,100 lbf)
Performance
Maximum speed: 800 km/h (497 mph)
Range: 720 km (450 mi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,400 ft)
Takeoff roll: 650 m (2,133 ft)
Armament
1x 20 mm Bofors cannon
4x 13.2 mm M/39A heavy machine guns
Centerline pod for an additional 8x 13.2 mm M/39A heavy machine guns
Wing racks for either: 10x 100 mm or 5x 180 mm Bofors rockets, or 10x 80 mm anti-tank rockets.
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