[Grey Gripen, low visibility markings] The first Gripen in the second batch, with the new grey markings.

Photos of Saab aircraft

These photos all appear here with the permission and courtesy of Saab Military Aircraft, S-581 88 Linköping, Sweden. You can find more photos and information at Saab's own web site!

[Gripen from the front] JAS 39 Gripen
is the world's first light weight multi role combat aircraft.

I've gotten lots of good Gripen photos, so there's now a Gripen photo page here.
More information at this site and at the official Gripen site.

[Saab 340 AEW] Saab 340 AEW & C
with Ericsson Radar Electronics ERIEYE phased array radar. Swedish air force designation and name: S 100B Argus
The Swedish air force has ordered six of these very capable aircraft, each fitted with an Ericsson Erieye PS-890 radar having a side looking active array antenna with 200 solid state modules having a range of over 300 km. [Saab 340 AEW] It is not used to carry controllers (although it's large enough to do so, should it be required) but can instead be considered an airborne radar integrated with the total air defence network.
Saab 340 Data for Saab 340B, 35 seat + 3 crew commuter airliner. Engines: General Electric CT7-9B, 1870 shp, span 21.44 m, lenght 19.73 m, height, 6.97 m, max take off weight 13155 kg, cruise speed 528 km/h (285 kts), range with 35 pax 1490 km, max altitude 7600 m.

More information on Saab 340 in Swedish AF service

[Light grey fighter Viggen, dummy Sidewinders 
and SkyFlash missiles] JA 37 Viggen
This is the fighter version of this updated, and thus modern multi role combat aircraft. The fighter version has some unique capabilities. Green missiles indicate they are inert dummy missiles.
Before they were painted grey, the JA 37 Jaktviggens got the same camouflage as the other versions.
330 in five versions built for the Swedish air force. [Two grey
JA 37 Viggens]
More information on Viggen.

[Two light grey Drakens with dayglo markings] J 35J Draken
Interceptor, 612 in different versions built for four air forces. The dayglo markings on these are to enhance visibility and safety during excercises and to provide recognition markings. The green Sidewinders with white seeker heads are inert acquision rounds; the text "BLIND" on the Rb 27 Falcon missile also indicate it's inert.

Saab J 35F Draken in Finnish service
Saab TF-35 Draken in Danish service
Draken is also in service with Austria.
[Drakens and pilots] J 35F Draken fighters in service with the wing F10 at Ängelholm in Southern Sweden. The time is probably around 1970 or a little earlier, as the yellow squares were applied during a large exercice in 1968, and the tan flying suits were phased out during the early 1970's.
More information about Draken

[Sk 60 over runway] Saab Sk 60
Twin engined trainer aircraft with light attack / reconnaissance and liasion capability.
Engine type RM9 (Turbomeca Aubisque) ( 2 x 742 kp), beeing upgraded with more powerful Williams FJ 44 engines
Span 9.5 m, Height 2.7 m, Take off weight 4050 kg, Max speed 750 km/h, Landing speed 165 km/h, Range 1900 km, Max altitude 12000 m, Crew 2 side by side, liasion 4.
[Saab 105OE] Saab 105OE
Saab 105OE is the version in service with the Austrian air force. This example is shown with Swedish markings (SE-511) during a pre-delivery flight. The rest of it looks like it does in Austrian service.
It is equipped with GE J85 engines (2 x 1280 kp) giving it a max speed of 970 km/h, a max altitude of 13000 m and a climb rate of 75 m/s.
Saab 105XT This is the export version of the Sk 60 trainer. It's got more powerful GE J85-17B engines. This example is the company demonstrator and differs from the 40 sold as Saab 105OE to Austria in 1970-72 by having a laser ranger in the nose.
More information on Saab 105

[Lansen] Saab A 32A Lansen
The ground attack / anti-shipping version

[Lansen] Saab J 32B Lansen
The night fighter version
More information about Lansen

[Safir] Saab 91 Safir
This trainer started out as a civilian general aviation aircraft for 3 persons and their luggage. It first flew in 1945. One of the first customers was the Swedish air force which bought 10 as liasion aircraft in 1946. From 1946 to 1966 the 323 produced were also sold as trainers to the Swedish, Ethiopian, Norwegian, Finnish, Tunisian and Austrian air forces. (One also ended up as a test aircraft with the Japanese air force.) Apart from that, they were also sold to civilian operators, the main ones beeing the Netherland's state air transport school, the Indonesian state civilian flying school, Lufthansa and Air France.
More information about Saab Safir

[Safari] Saab Safari
This trainer originated with Malmö Flygindustri as MFI-15, the militarised version beeing designated MFI-17 and Saab Supporter when the project was taken over by Saab. The prototype first flew in 1969. The production variant, of which 150 were built, was powered by a 200 hp Lycoming engine. Military operators include Sierra Leone, Pakistan (as "Mashshaq"), Denmark, Norway and Zambia. Its most famous civilian use has probably been the relief work initiated by C G von Rosen whereby they were used to air drop sacks of grain.

[Scandia] Saab 90 Scandia
Airliner for 25-30 passengers and 3 crew. First flew in 1946, powered by two 1650 hp P&W TW R-2180-E1 engines. 18 produced 1949-51, in service with SAS and Brazilian airlines.

[Saab 21] Saab J 21
Twin boom pusher (fighter/) ground attack aircraft
More information about Saab 21

[Saab 18] Saab S 18A Twin motor medium bomber/attack/reconnaissance aircraft.
More information about the Saab 18

[Saab 17] Saab B 17A Single engine light bomber/attack/reconnaissance aircraft.
More information about Saab 17

[Ju 86] Junkers/Saab Ju 86K-13
The Swedish air force purchase 40 Junkers Ju 86s from Junkers, as B 3A and B 3B, later Saab licence produced 16 with the designation B 3C, rebuilt B 3As and Bs were given the designation B 3C-2. B 3Cs and B-3C-2s were later rebuilt to B 3D standard.

[Hart] ASJA/CVM/Götaverken Hart
Licence produced Hawker Hart. Swedish air force designation B 4A. ASJA was later merged with Saab.


More information on Swedish military aviation
Last modified 1997 July 13 by Urban Fredriksson
griffon@canit.se