Lansen

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Lansen is the NATO reporting name for the Swedish Saab 32, a Cold War-era jet aircraft used primarily for attack and reconnaissance roles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lansen canonical 2
S 32C Lansen 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft NATO reporting name ⓘ
aircraftType jet aircraft ⓘ
armamentCapability air-to-surface missiles ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
cannon ⓘ
unguided rockets ⓘ
configuration two-seat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sweden ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedFor all-weather operations ⓘ
low-level attack missions ⓘ
maritime strike missions ⓘ
reconnaissance missions ⓘ
developedBy Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab AB
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1952 ⓘ
introducedIntoService 1955 ⓘ
manufacturer Saab ⓘ
linked to: Saab AB
namedFor Swedish word "Lansen" meaning "The Lance" ⓘ
nationalService Sweden only ⓘ
notableFeature first Swedish aircraft designed for transonic performance in level flight ⓘ
operator Swedish Air Force ⓘ
powerplant single turbojet engine ⓘ
predecessor Saab 18 ⓘ
primaryRole attack aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
refersTo Saab 32 Lansen ⓘ
retiredFromFrontlineService 1990s ⓘ
roleVariant A 32A attack variant ⓘ
J 32B fighter variant ⓘ
J 32E electronic warfare variant ⓘ
S 32C reconnaissance variant ⓘ
status retired from active military service ⓘ
successor Saab 37 Viggen ⓘ
survivingExamples museum aircraft in Sweden ⓘ
usedBy Swedish Air Force ⓘ
wingConfiguration swept-wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saab 32 Lansen → variant → S 32C Lansen ⓘ
linked to: Lansen
The Lance → nativeName → Lansen ⓘ