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-284 FLIGHT APRIL 3RD, 1947 SWEDISH WINGS speed ol 275 m.p.h. The 17B has a 980 h.p Bristol Pegasus XXIV radial and a maximum speed of 246 m.p.h.; and the 17c powered by the 1,000 h.p. Piaggio P.XI bis R.C.40D radial, has a maximum speed of 270 m.p.h. A fourth version, the 17BS, is a two-seat reconnaissance floatplane, having large twin-floats, a re arranged cockpit layout, and specialized equip- ment. The addition of floats reduces the maxi mum speed to 215 m.p.h. The bomb load is carried in a fuselage bomb bay and on racks under the wings outboard of the undercarriage fairings. The under carriage units are raised backwards, and each leg, when retracted, is totally enclosed in large fixed fairings under the trailing edge of the cealre section. The SAAB-17 was designed with the arduous Swedish winter conditions in_ mind and has, therefore, interchangeable wheel or ski undercarriage. A substantial number of these aircraft were produced during the early years of the war and the SAAB-17 forms the standard equipment of most Swedish dive-bomber and reconnaissance squadrons. The SAAB-18 The design of the SAAB-18 was begun during the latter half of 1939, and has apparently been considerably in- fluenced by the German Dornier series of bombers, being strongly reminiscent of the DO 215. First flown on June 19th, 1942, the SAAB-18 has been produced in large num- bers and is now the standard Swedish medium-bomber. It is a three seat twin-engined medium bomber or long-range reconnaissance monoplane, of which two versions have so far been produced: the I8A, equipped with two 1,065 h.p. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp SC3-G radials, having a maxi- mum speed of 289 m.p.h., and the I8B, test-flown for the first time on June loth, 1944, and powered by two 1,475 h.p. Daimler Benz DB 605B in-line engines, giving a maxi- mum speed of 355 m.p.h. The bomb load of the SAAB-18 is stowed internally and on racks under the wings. Retractable, slotted-type dive- brakes are fitted outboard of the engine nacelles, and these lie flush with the wing when retracted. The bomb aimer is positioned in the glazed nose of the fuselage, and the pilot The twin-engined dive-bomber and long-range reconnaissance- aircraft. and radio operator/ gunner are seated in tandem under the cockpit canopy, offset to the port side of the centre line. Armament is light compared with modern standards and comprises one fixed forward-firing machine gun mounted in the starboard side of the fuselage, and upper and lower flexible gun positions at the rear of the crew's compartment. The SAAB-19 The SAAB-19 was designed a short time before the war for production should the Swedish air force fail to obtain single-seat fighters from abroad. As a number of Republic EP-i fighters were acquired from the U.S.A., it was decided to abandon continued development of the project. The SAAB-19 was to have been powered by a modified Bristol Taurus radial developing 1,215 h.p. With this engine, the maximum speed was estimated at 375 m.p.h. The SAAB-21 An interesting and advanced Swedish fighter design is the SAAB-21 single-seat pusher monoplane, which flew for the first time on July 30th, 1943. The SAAB-21 is of twin-boom layout with the pilot's cockpit positioned in the central nacelle above the leading edge of the wing. The obvious advantages of this formula are the good view Unorthodox in its layout the SAAB-21 is a twin-boom, single seater fighter with pusher airscrew. It has an ejector seat for emergency use
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