| Manufacturer |
Saab |
Vickers |
| Description |
The Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, designed and built by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB) for use by the Swedish Air Force in response to a 1938 design competition. |
The Vickers Type 432 was a British high-altitude fighter aircraft developed by the Vickers group during the Second World War. |
| First Flight |
1942-06-19 |
1942-12-24 |
| Entry Into service |
1944-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1948-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1959-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Saab |
Vickers |
| Type |
Bomber, reconnaissance |
high altitude fighter |
| Length (m) |
13.23 |
11.8872 |
| Height (m) |
4.35 |
3.9624 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
575 |
611.5507 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
550 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
80 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9800 |
11582.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
13.97 |
| Armament |
1 × 13.2 mm fixed akan m/39A forwards-firing gun in wing root with 300 rpg, 1 × 13.2 mm movable akan m/39 defensive gun with 300 rpg, B 18B's delivered early had a second movable 13.2 mm akan m/39 defensive gun with 300 rpg for the scout (a leftover from the B 18A). This was quickly removed in the field due to the impracticality of it post-war and later production examples were delivered without … |
6 × 20 mm Hispano cannon in a ventral gondola |
| National Origin |
Sweden |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
245 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × SFA DB-605B inverted-vee piston engines, 1100 kW (1475 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1133 kW (1520 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Swedish Air Force (historical) |
|
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_18 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Type_432 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
17.4 |
17.0688 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
43.75 |
41.8064 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Volvo Aero |
Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |