Saab 36
| Saab 36 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Saab Project 1300 | |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Saab |
| Status | Cancelled project |
| Number built | none |
The Saab 36 (also known as Projekt 1300) was a supersonic bomber planned by Saab during the 1950s. The aircraft was intended to be able to carry an 800 kg free-falling nuclear weapon, but the Swedish nuclear weapons program was cancelled in the 1960s; the plans for the bomber had been cancelled in 1957.[1] The Saab 36 was to be fitted with delta wings, as was the Saab 35 Draken fighter. The engine was to be a version of the British Bristol Olympus turbojet, the same engine powering the Avro Vulcan jet bomber.
Specifications (as designed)
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.14
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ "Saab aircraft that never were", Urban's (World wide web log), SE: Canit, 2012-12-13,
The project was cancelled in 1957 and all resources concentrated on Viggen. However, it wasn't until 1966 parliament finally decided Sweden wasn't going to get nuclear weapons.
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Bibliography
- Berns, Lennart (April 1991), "A36 – SAABs atombombare avslöjad" [SAAB atom bomber unmasked], Flygrevyn (in Swedish), no. 4.