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A B 17 was used to test the ejection seat Saab had developed for use in the Saab 21 pusher fighter, which was first successfully fired on 27 February 1944 with a dummy. [7] Stig Wennerström gained some fame in Sweden for successfully bailing out from a B 17 from low altitude, with his gunner, but would later become a spy for the Soviet Union. [8]
During the Second World War the engineers Erik Wilkenson and Torsten Faxén at Saab developed the first bomb sight for toss bombing. It was a mechanical computer that did the necessary calculations. It was first used in the Saab 17 and was standard on all Saab fighters up to and including Saab 32 Lansen.
In Sweden, a version using compressed air was tested in 1941. A gunpowder ejection seat was developed by Bofors and tested in 1943 for the Saab 21. The first test in the air was on a Saab 17 on 27 February 1944, [4] and the first real use occurred by Lt. Bengt Johansson [note 2] on 29 July 1946 after a mid-air collision between a J 21 and a J ...
Saab 17; Saab 18; Saab 19 [1] Saab 21; Saab 21R; Saab 24 [1] Saab 29 Tunnan; Saab 32 Lansen; Saab 35 Draken; Saab 36; Saab 37 Viggen; Saab 38; Saab 39 Gripen; Saab 90 ...
The fuze could be set by the pilot to impact mode for ground targets, or proximity mode for attacking slow air targets such as bombers. [1] RB 75, imported AGM-65A Maverick, a TV-guided, fire-and-forget air-to-surface missile. Used both in AGM and AShM roles. Carried by the AJ 37 Viggen and the later AJS 37 variants. [2]
Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.
Social Security is the U.S. government’s biggest program; as of June 30, 2024, about 67.9 million people, or one in five Americans, collected Social Security benefits.This year, we’re seeing a ...
Boeing, in partnership with Saab, developed an "inter-stage adapter" to connect the SDB to an M26 rocket. [11] [12] Also providing expertise are the Norwegian-Finnish company Nammo (booster rocket) [13] and the Norwegian company Nordic Shelter (launchers). [14] [10] The advantage of the M26 is that there is an abundant stockpile of these rockets.