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Simple SAAB 36 (Read desc.)

8,506 MageMobius  3.9 years ago
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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. 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.

Courtesy of Wikipedia.


I made this to fly as 'realistically' as possible. I couldn't find any other references as to how it flies nor how it performs, so this is just an approximation.

  • Pitch, roll, yaw is all normal.
  • VTOL down is flaps.
  • Trim is for trim. Be careful as it's merged with the pitch input.

I have no idea how they planned to mount the bomb nor where they locate the airbrakes, so these 2 are more approximation. I'm not 100% sure if those are realistic.

Also, the nuke is real, so be careful.

All that aside, I hope you enjoy the build.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor SAAB 36
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Length 56.0ft (17.1m)
  • Height 17.2ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 7,724lbs (3,503kg)
  • Loaded Weight 35,494lbs (16,099kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.798
  • Wing Loading 199.5lbs/ft2 (974.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 177.9ft2 (16.5m2)
  • Drag Points 8297

Parts

  • Number of Parts 92
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 479