Sweden first jet fighter!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_21Rhttps://www.airvectors.net/avj21.htmlGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 10.55 m (34 ft 7 in) including 20mm cannon
Wingspan: 11.37 m (37 ft 4 in)
Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 22.1 m2 (238 sq ft)
Airfoil: Saab laminar airfoil[16]
Empty weight: 3,090 kg (6,812 lb)
Gross weight: 4,340 kg (9,568 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 5,615 kg (12,379 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,690 L (450 US gal; 370 imp gal) total maximum; 590 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) in fuselage tank, 300 L (79 US gal; 66 imp gal) in wing tanks and 800 L (210 US gal; 180 imp gal) in optional tip tanks
Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Goblin II (Svenska Flygmotor RM1) centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 13.24 kN (2,980 lbf) thrust J 21RA / A 21RA
Performance
Maximum speed: 800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn)
Cruise speed: 610 km/h (380 mph, 330 kn)
Minimum control speed: 155 km/h (96 mph, 84 kn)
Range: 450 km (280 mi, 240 nmi) internal tanks only
Ferry range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi) with drop tanks
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 17 m/s (3,300 ft/min)
Take-off run: 650 m (2,133 ft)
Armament
Guns
1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) akan m/45 with 140 rounds in the nose
4 x 12.7 mm (0.50 in) akan m/39A, 2 in the nose with 350 rpg and two in the wings with 325 rpg
Belly maximum 700 kg (1,543 lb)
Vapenkapsel paddan (toad) gunpod with 8 x 8 mm (0.31 in) Browning M1919/ksp m/22 machine guns with 800 rounds per gun
or 10 x 8 cm (3.1 in) Armour Piercing pansarraket RP-3 m/46 rockets
or 14.5 cm (5.7 in) High-explosive Anti-Tank pansarsprängraket m/49A & B rockets
or 10 x 15 cm (5.9 in) High Explosive sprängraket RP-3 m/46 rockets
or 15 cm (5.9 in) High Explosive sprängraket Bofors m/51A & B rockets
or 5 x 18 cm (7.1 in) Semi-Armour-Piercing halvpansarraket m/49A & B rockets
Wingtips
2 x vingspetstank (drop tanks) which could be used as incendiary bombs and were tested with napalm.
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