Table of Contents
47 relations: Aerial bomb, Air Enthusiast, Altitude, AN/APS-4 search radar, Autocannon, Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun, Bomb bay, Bombardier (aircrew), Bomber, Bombsight, Daimler-Benz DB 605, De Havilland Mosquito, Dive bomber, Dornier Do 17, Douglas A-20 Havoc, Ejection seat, High-explosive anti-tank, Incendiary device, Junkers Ju 86, Linköping, List of bomber aircraft, List of military aircraft of Sweden, Magazine (firearms), Messerschmitt Bf 110, Missile, Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm, Mitsubishi G3M, Petlyakov Pe-2, Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp, Radial engine, Reconnaissance aircraft, RP-3, Saab 17, Saab 32 Lansen, Saab AB, Södermanland Wing, STAL, Sweden, Swedish Air Force, Swedish Air Force Museum, Swept wing, Torpedo bomber, Vertical stabilizer, Volvo Aero, World War II.
- 1940s Swedish bomber aircraft
- Saab aircraft
Aerial bomb
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory.
Air Enthusiast
Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group.
See Saab 18 and Air Enthusiast
Altitude
Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object.
AN/APS-4 search radar
The AN/APS-4, originally known as ASH (air-surface, model H) is an early military air-to-air and air-to-surface radar used by American and British warplanes during World War II.
See Saab 18 and AN/APS-4 search radar
Autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.
Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
The Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, (Bofors 40 mm L/70, Bofors 40 mm/70, Bofors 40/70 and the like), is a multi-purpose autocannon developed by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors (today BAE Systems Bofors) during the second half of the 1940s as a modern replacement for their extremely successful World War II-era Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun-design.
See Saab 18 and Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70
Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun
The Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun (Swedish: 57 mm automatkanon m/47, short 57 mm akan m/47) was a Swedish aircraft gun developed by Bofors AB for the T 18B, a Swedish torpedo bomber manufactured by SAAB.
See Saab 18 and Bofors 57 mm m/47 aircraft gun
Bomb bay
The bomb bay or weapons bay on some military aircraft is a compartment to carry bombs, usually in the aircraft's fuselage, with "bomb bay doors" which open at the bottom.
Bombardier (aircrew)
A bombardier or bomb aimer is the crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs.
See Saab 18 and Bombardier (aircrew)
Bomber
A bomber is a military combat aircraft that utilizes air-to-ground weaponry to drop bombs, launch torpedoes, or deploy air-launched cruise missiles.
Bombsight
A bombsight is a device used by military aircraft to drop bombs accurately.
Daimler-Benz DB 605
The Daimler-Benz DB 605 is a German aircraft engine built during World War II.
See Saab 18 and Daimler-Benz DB 605
De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Saab 18 and de Havilland Mosquito are mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
See Saab 18 and De Havilland Mosquito
Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops.
Dornier Do 17
The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Saab 18 and Dornier Do 17 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and twin-tail aircraft.
Douglas A-20 Havoc
The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Saab 18 and Douglas A-20 Havoc are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Douglas A-20 Havoc
Ejection seat
In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency.
High-explosive anti-tank
High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) is the effect of a shaped charge explosive that uses the Munroe effect to penetrate heavy armor.
See Saab 18 and High-explosive anti-tank
Incendiary device
Incendiary weapons, incendiary devices, incendiary munitions, or incendiary bombs are weapons designed to start fires.
See Saab 18 and Incendiary device
Junkers Ju 86
The Junkers Ju 86 was a German monoplane bomber and civilian airliner designed in the early 1930s and employed by various air forces on both sides during World War II. Saab 18 and Junkers Ju 86 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with around 165,000 inhabitants as of 2021.
List of bomber aircraft
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, on either ground or sea targets.
See Saab 18 and List of bomber aircraft
List of military aircraft of Sweden
This is a list of Swedish military aircraft since its start.
See Saab 18 and List of military aircraft of Sweden
Magazine (firearms)
A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine).
See Saab 18 and Magazine (firearms)
Messerschmitt Bf 110
The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110,Because it was built before Bayerische Flugzeugwerke became Messerschmitt AG in July 1938, the Bf 110 was never officially given the designation Me 110. Saab 18 and Messerschmitt Bf 110 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and twin-tail aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Messerschmitt Bf 110
Missile
A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor.
Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm
Browning Aircraft Machine Gun - F.N. Caliber 13.2 mm (Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm), more commonly known as the 13.2 mm FN Browning, but also 13.2 mm Browning-F.N., F.N. Caliber 13.2 mm, FN Browning M.1939 and the like, was a caliber, shell-firing, heavy machine gun for aircraft use, designed by Fabrique Nationale (F.N.) in Herstal, Belgium, as a private export venture during the final years prior to World War II.
See Saab 18 and Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm
Mitsubishi G3M
The was a Japanese bomber and transport aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during World War II. Saab 18 and Mitsubishi G3M are mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Mitsubishi G3M
Petlyakov Pe-2
The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Петляков Пе-2 — nickname «Пешка» (Pawn); NATO reporting name: Buck) was a Soviet twin-engine dive bomber used during World War II. Saab 18 and Petlyakov Pe-2 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Petlyakov Pe-2
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine.
See Saab 18 and Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is an American twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a displacement of, and is part of the long-lived Wasp family of engines.
See Saab 18 and Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.
Reconnaissance aircraft
A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including using photography), signals intelligence, as well as measurement and signature intelligence.
See Saab 18 and Reconnaissance aircraft
RP-3
The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War.
See Saab 18 and RP-3
Saab 17
The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab. Saab 18 and Saab 17 are 1940s Swedish bomber aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and Saab aircraft.
Saab 32 Lansen
The Saab 32 Lansen (English: Lance) is a two-seat, transonic military aircraft designed and manufactured by the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB. Saab 18 and Saab 32 Lansen are Saab aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Saab 32 Lansen
Saab AB
Saab AB (originally,, acronym SAAB), with subsidiaries collectively known as the Saab Group (Saabgruppen), is a Swedish aerospace and defense company primarily operating from Sweden.
Södermanland Wing
Södermanland Wing (Södermanlands flygflottilj), also F 11 Nyköping, or simply F 11, is a former Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located in south-east Sweden.
See Saab 18 and Södermanland Wing
STAL
STAL (Svenska Turbinfabriks AB Ljungström; "Swedish Turbine Manufacturing Co.") was an industrial company established in 1913 in Finspång, Sweden, by the brothers Birger Ljungström, and Fredrik Ljungström, developing the Ljungström turbine.
See Saab 18 and STAL
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Swedish Air Force
The Swedish Air Force (Svenska flygvapnet or just Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.
See Saab 18 and Swedish Air Force
Swedish Air Force Museum
The Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) is located at Malmen Airbase in Malmslätt, just outside Linköping, Sweden.
See Saab 18 and Swedish Air Force Museum
Swept wing
A swept wing is a wing angled either backward or occasionally forward from its root rather than perpendicular to the fuselage.
Torpedo bomber
A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes.
See Saab 18 and Torpedo bomber
Vertical stabilizer
A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft.
See Saab 18 and Vertical stabilizer
Volvo Aero
Volvo Aero was a Swedish aircraft, guided missiles and rocket engine manufacturer.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
1940s Swedish bomber aircraft
- Saab 17
- Saab 18
Saab aircraft
- Erik Bratt
- Hermann Behrbohm
- List of Saab 340 operators
- SAAB 21
- Saab 105
- Saab 107
- Saab 17
- Saab 18
- Saab 2000
- Saab 210
- Saab 21R
- Saab 29 Tunnan
- Saab 32 Lansen
- Saab 340
- Saab 340 AEW&C
- Saab 35 Draken
- Saab 36
- Saab 37 Viggen
- Saab 38
- Saab 90 Scandia
- Saab 91 Safir
- Saab JAS 39 Gripen
- Saab SHARC
- Saab Safari
- Sten Luthander
- Swiss UAV
- Tore Gullstrand
- UMS Skeldar
- UMS Skeldar V-200
References
Also known as B 18, Saab B18B, Saab L 11, Saab-18.