Saab 29 Tunnan
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The Saab 29 popularly called Flygande tunnan (The Flying Barrel) was a Swedish fighter designed and manufactured by Saab in the 1950s. It was Sweden's second turbojet-powered combat aircraft the first being the Saab 21R. Despite its rotund appearance the J 29 was fast and agile serving effectively in both fighter and fighter-bomber roles into the 1970s.

The SAAB 29 Tunnan ("the Barrel") will most likely never win any beautycontests but it was a very good jetfighter.1
* Saab 29 Tunnan (first purpose-built jet fighter) (manufactured 1950-1956, 661 built) * Saab 32 Lansen (attack aircraft) (manufactured 1953-1959, 450 2
of options for a replacement for the country's Saab 29 Tunnans, which had gone out of service in 1972, the Austrians settled on used Flygvapnet J35Ds, buying 24 of them in 1985.3
SAAB 29 Tunnan detaljset MÅLAT SAAB 29 Tunnan detaljset MÅLAT * Fabrikat: Maestro Models * Skala: 1/48 4

Made by Saab.

semi-obsolete Saab 29 Tunnans, which performed well under the rugged conditions in central Africa. The secessionist adversaries possessed only a small number of aircraft with poor combat capabilities, e.g.5
Sort photos of Saab 29 Tunnan by version Saab 29 Tunnan Sort photos of Saab 32 Lansen by airline Sort photos of 6
This is the display of a Saab 29 Tunnan (which is Swedish for barrel!) at Leuchars airshow.7
When the Saab 29 Tunnan fighter was introduced around 1950, Sweden suddenly had planes that were equal to the best of the Royal Air Force, the Soviet Union's VVS, and the 8
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Austrian Air Force
Height Main
3.75 m
Height Alt
375.92
Engine(jet)
De Havilland Ghost
Length Alt
1099.82
Max Takeoff Weight Main
8375.0
Thrust Main
6070
Jet Or Prop
jet
Range Main
1100.0
Max Speed Alt
660 mph
Introduced
1950
Max Speed Main
1060.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
18465.0
Ceiling Main
15
500 m
Number Built
661
Crew
One
Retired
1976
Thrust Alt
27.0
Armament
10800.0
Area Main
24.15 m²
Primary user
Swedish Air Force
Span Alt
1023.62
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Saab
First Flight
1
Number Of Jets
1
Production End Year
1956
Climb Rate Main
32.1 m-s
Production Start Year
1950
Type of jet
turbojet
Climb Rate Alt
6320.0
Length Main
11.0 m
Span Main
10.23 m
Area Alt
260.0
Range Alt
685 mi
Empty Weight Main
4845.0
Ceiling Alt
50850.0
Produced
1950
Empty Weight Alt
10680.0
Category
Saab aircraft
Swedish fighter aircraft 1940-1949

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