Saab 18
The SAAB 18 was a twin-engine bomber designed for the Swedish Air Force.
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
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General characteristics
- Crew: Three
Performance
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
Performance
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.
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