The Saab 17

[ConradBirgersson]

THE SAAB 17

This thread is just a short information hread of the Swedish
dive bomber, the Saab b-17. Just the base techical information

Engine:1 x SFA Twin Wasp( license build engine on the blueprint of P&W Twin Wasp)

Engine power: 1,064 Horse power

Aircraft Lenght: 9,80 m/32 Feet

Aircraft Wingspan: 13,70 m/44 Feet

Aircraft Height: 4,00 m /12 Feet (Radio stack not included)

Empty Weight: 2 600 Kilograms/ 5 200 lbs

Maximum Take off Weight: 3 790 kilograms/8 355 lbs

Preformance

Top speed: 435 kmh /270,3 mph

Maximum range: 1 800 km / 1118 miles

maximum alttitude:8 700 meters/ 26,247 Feet

Climb rate: 10 mps / 30 fps

Armament: 3 x 8 mm machine gun( 2 x forward mounted, 1 x rear mounted

Up to 500 kilograms / 1 000 lbs off bombs​

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool, but I would recommend posting a pic of one as well.

 

[ConradBirgersson]

 

[Geedee]

That'll be this puppy then....

Very impressive bit of kit...drop the undercart and tip over into a steep dive !. A novel solution indeed.

Welcome to the family Conrad

 

[ConradBirgersson]

Yeah, thats the puppy.

if i´m not wrong, the Saab 17 could get to 75 - 80 degress down

and thanks my friend

Conrad

 

[Timppa]

THE SAAB 17
Engine:1 x SFA Twin Wasp( license build engine on the blueprint of P&W Twin Wasp)

Engine power: 1,064 Horse power
​

Was the engine the STW C-3 "Swedish Twin Wasp" ? This was a Swedish copy, built without license (ie. stolen), of the Pratt Whitney Twin Wasp. The same engine was used in J22.
J 22 - FFVS J 22

 

[ConradBirgersson]

you are right to 50 %

yes, the engine was whitout license

no, the saab 17 was equiped with swedish made headers
that had a increase angle on the valves that gave the plane a slightly lower
rev. celling, but increased the climbing rate from 9 mps / 27 fps to 10 mps / 30 fps

 

[michaelmaltby]

Trust a Finn to 'call out' a Swede

MM

 

[ConradBirgersson]

yeah, you know, the brotherhood off the north

 

[Timppa]

Trust a Finn to 'call out' a Swede

MM

Especially when talking about ice hockey
But see also this:
F19 in the Winter War

 

[ConradBirgersson]

sweden own´s finland

 

[michaelmaltby]

I married into the Esto Tribe - your cousins, Timppa .

Conrad - like so much good Swedish engineering, that dive bomber is really ingenious. Rugged like a Stuka (without the spats to clog up with Russian mud) and streamlined when flying to and from target. Very impressive.

MM

 

[ConradBirgersson]

the only sad thing about the saab 17 is that during the time period the "market" was overflooded whit larger plane makers.

 

[michaelmaltby]

This is the Saab that has always fascinated me ... love to see any existing 'operational' shots.

MM

 

[ConradBirgersson]

That is a plane that can challange the spitie in a beauty contest

 

[michaelmaltby]

Tell me more ...

MM

 

[ConradBirgersson]

hehe, that my opinion anyways.

you don´t agree ?

 

[Lucky13]

Valkommen till familjen polarn....

Welcome to the family mate....

 

[ConradBirgersson]

tack,lucky13

thanks,lucky13

 

[michaelmaltby]

I think the comparison with the Spit isn't quite appropriate .... considering the two were developed in different eras - but I like the Saab, and I would just like to see some pictures of it operating with the Swedish Airforce.

MM