Saab 210
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| Saab 210 | |
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| Saab 210 at the Flygvapenmuseum | |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Saab-Scania |
| First flight | 21 January 1952 |
| Primary user | Swedish Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed into | Saab 35 Draken |
The Saab 210 Draken (Dragon or Kite) was a scaled-down test bed for the double-delta concept in the development of the Saab 35 Draken fighter. Although never officially named anything but Draken by Saab, it soon became known by its unofficial nickname Lilldraken (Little Dragon or Little Kite) after the first flight of the prototype of the Saab 35. Its first flight was on 21 January 1952.[1]
During Stockholm's 700 year celebrations on the 6 June 1953 the SAAB 210 performed an air show over central Stockholm.
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[edit] Aircraft on display
The aircraft currently resides in the Air Force Museum Flygvapenmuseum in Linköping.
[edit] Specifications
Data from Jane's.[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: >20 ft (6.1 m)
- Wingspan: ~16 ft (4.88 m)
- Height: ()
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet, 1,050 lb (4.67 kN)
Performance
- Maximum speed: >347 kt (400 mph) 644 km/h
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
[edit] References
- Dorr, Robert. F. Modern Combat Aircraft 21 - Saab Viggen. Shepperton, Surrey. Ian Allan Ltd. 1985. ISBN 0 7110 1484 1
- Taylor, John W.R. Jane's Pocket Book of Research and Experimental Aircraft, London, Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd, 1976. ISBN 0356 08409 4.
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