Saab J 29 Tunnan

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The Saab J 29 Tunnan was a Swedish early jet-era fighter aircraft known for its stubby, barrel-like shape and advanced swept-wing design for its time.

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Saab J 29 Tunnan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
airForceDesignation J 29 ⓘ
armament 4× 20 mm autocannons ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
unguided rockets ⓘ
conflict Congo Crisis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designFeature mid-mounted wing ⓘ
single-engine layout ⓘ
swept wing ⓘ
tricycle landing gear ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Swedish Air Force ⓘ
era early jet age ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1948-09-01 ⓘ
fuselageShape barrel-like ⓘ
introduced 1951 ⓘ
manufacturer Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab AB
maximumSpeed approximately 1060 km/h ⓘ
maximumSpeedMach around Mach 0.9 ⓘ
natoReportingName Flygande Tunnan ⓘ
nickname The Flying Barrel ⓘ
Tunnan ⓘ
notableFor advanced swept-wing design for its time ⓘ
high performance among first-generation jet fighters ⓘ
numberBuilt over 600 ⓘ
operator Austrian Air Force ⓘ
Swedish Air Force ⓘ
powerplant de Havilland Ghost turbojet ⓘ
linked to: de Havilland Ghost
productionPeriodEnd 1956 ⓘ
productionPeriodStart 1950 ⓘ
retired 1976 ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 15000 m ⓘ
successor Saab 32 Lansen ⓘ
Saab 35 Draken ⓘ
usedAs testbed for later Saab designs ⓘ
usedBy United Nations peacekeeping forces ⓘ
linked to: UN peacekeepers
variant J 29A ⓘ
linked to: J 29

J 29B ⓘ
linked to: J 29

J 29E ⓘ
linked to: J 29

J 29F ⓘ
linked to: J 29

S 29C ⓘ
wingSweepAngle about 25 degrees ⓘ

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F 21 → operatedAircraft → Saab J 29 Tunnan ⓘ