Saab

Saab 29 Tunnan

Fighter

  • First flight1948
  • Introduction1951
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built661
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
10.23 m
Wingspan
11 m
Height
3.75 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
1,060 km/h
Range
1,100 km
Service ceiling
15,500 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Svenska Flygmotor RM2B centrifugal-flow turbojet engine with afterburning
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: :* 4 x 20 mm akan m/47C (license produced Hispano Mark V) autocannon with 180 rounds per gun; Bombs: :* 200 kg brandb m/51 incendiary bomb; carried in on the drop tank hardpoint, :* 600 kg drop tanks could be armed as incendiary bombs in the air or filled with napalm from the start; carried in on the drop tank hardpoint; Rockets: :* 75 mm srak m/55 (Bofors 75 mm rocket "Frida") air-to-air rocket with contact fuze high-capacity warhead; 2-4 rockets per pylon up to a total of 24, :* 80 mm prak m/46C (RP-3 with sloped fins of Swedish design) air-to-ground rocket with 80 mm armour-piercing w