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Saab 35 Draken ✕ Spartan C4 ✕
Manufacturer Saab Spartan Aircraft Ltd
Description The Saab 35 Draken (; The Kite, ambiguous with The Dragon) is a Swedish fighter-interceptor developed and manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB) between 1955 and 1974. The Spartan C4 was an American four-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by the Spartan Aircraft Company.
ICAO Code SB35
First Flight 1955-10-25 1930-01-01
Entry Into service 1960-03-06
Production End 1974-01-01
Service End 2005-01-01
Designer Saab Spartan Aircraft Ltd
Type Fighter-interceptor
Length (m) 15.35 15.24
Height (m) 3.89 2.7432
Cockpit Crew 1
Max Seating 2
Max Speed (km/h) 2450 208.7319
Cruise Speed (km/h) 175.4185
Max Ceiling (m) 20000 4572
Rate of Climb (m/s) 199 4.5974
Armament 1× or 2× 30 mm akan m/55 ADEN cannon with 100 rounds per gun (in Saab 35F one cannon was omitted (with 120 rounds) to fit avionics needed for Falcon missile integration, earlier variants and export variants retained twin guns.); six for ordnance, or drop tanks on the bottom two hardpoints
Capacity Description 2 or 3 passengers, (four seats total)
Max Mach (Mach) 2.3
National Origin Sweden United States of America
Number Built 651 7
Powerplant Description 1 × Svenska Flygmotor RM6C afterburning turbojet engine, 56.5 kN thrust each 1 × Wright J-6 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 179 kW (240 hp) each
Primary Users Swedish Air Force, Austrian Air Force, Finnish Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force
Status Retired from military service
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartan_C4
Flat Wing Span (m) 9.42 9.7536
Flat Wing Area (m²) 49.2 27.778
Wake Category M
Number of Engines 1 1