SAAB 18
Saab B 18B at the Swedish Air Force Museum
Role	Bomber
Manufacturer	SAAB
First flight	19 June 1942
Introduction	1944
Retired	1959
Primary user	Swedish Air Force
Number built	240

The SAAB 18 was a twin-engine bomber designed for the Swedish Air Force.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications 5.1 B 18A 5.2 B 18B 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Design and development

Although designed in the 1930s, changes in requirements delayed the first flight until June 19, 1942.

[edit] Operational history

The aircraft entered service in 1944 and remained one of Sweden's frontline ground attack and reconnaissance platforms until it was replaced by the jet-powered Tunnan and Lansen in 1958-1959. Around 240 SAAB 18s were built.

[edit] Variants

Saab 18A

Two prototypes only.

B 18A

The first production version, bomber aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radial piston engines.

S 18A

Photo-reconnaissance version of modified B 18A with PS-18/A (license-built AN/APS-4) radar.

Saab 18B

One prototype only.

B 18B

Dive bomber version, powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 605B piston engines. First flight June 10, 1944.

T 18B

Ground attack version with 2 × 20 mm and 1 × 57 mm cannons, fitted with Rb 302 anti-ship missiles on an experimental basis.

[edit] Operators

 Sweden

• Swedish Air Force

[edit] Specifications

[edit] B 18A

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General characteristics

• Crew: Three
• Length: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
• Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 43.8 m² (471.3 ft²)
• Empty weight: 5,550 kg (12,100 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,200 kg (18,040 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× STWC-3 (Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp), 795 kW (1,065 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 465 km/h (250 kts, 288 mph)
• Cruise speed: 400 km/h (217 knots, 250 mph)
• Range: 2,200 km (1,188 nm, 1,370 mi)
• Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)

Armament

• 2 × 13.2 mm fixed machine guns
• 1 × 7.9 mm machine gun on a flexible mount
• Up to 1,400 kg (3,080 lb) of bombs or 12 unguided rockets and LRMs (Long-range missiles)

[edit] B 18B

General characteristics

• Crew: Three
• Length: 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 17.0 m (55 ft 9 in)
• Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 43.8 m² (471.3 ft²)
• Powerplant: 2× Daimler-Benz DB 605B, 1085 kW (1,475 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 575 km/h (310 knots, 357 mph)
• Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,168 ft)

[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft

• Dornier Do 17
• Petlyakov Pe-2
  

Related lists

• List of bomber aircraft
  

[edit] References

• Kopenhagen, W. (ed.) Das große Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Stuttgart: Transpress. 1987, ISBN 3-344-00162-0.
• Donald David and Lake Jon (eds.). Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-880588-24-2.

[edit] External links

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