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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
75 Years of defence and security 8 Saab - the genesis of a giant 18 The first Saab 24 The Swedish Mosquito 28 Innovative and unusual 34 The Saab 90 Scandia 36 Light delight - Saab 91 Safir 38 Survival through diversity - the first Saab cars 40 Perspectives - Saab, Sweden and the Swedish Air Force in the Cold War 44 Swept wing success - Saab 29 Tunnan 52 Systematic elegance - Saab 32 Lansen 60 Supersonic double delta - Saab 35 Draken 70 Twin jet trainer - Saab 105 74 Swedish style 80 Loud and proud - Saab 37 Viggen 90 Piston trainer - Saab MFI-17 Supporter 94 Airliner and AEW - Saab 340 and 2000 102 Fifth generation fighter - Saab JAS 39 Gripen 110 Into the future 112 The Flygvapenmuseum 126 Survivors
Article Snippets
From the first deliveries of the Saab 17 bomber and reconnaissance aircraft in 1942, Saab (Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget) was to become the major supplier of military aircraft to the Swedish Air Force and remains so to this day. Its innovative approach to aircraft design has kept the company at the cutting edge of aviation from its first jet fighter, the J29, which set world speed records in 1954. The fighter and fighter bomber line developed into the J32 Lansen, through the double delta of the J35 Draken and the hugely powerful canard J37 Viggen to todaya€ s highly manoeuvrable and successful J39 Gripen. Aside from the Swedish air force, these unique aircraft have also been sold to several other countries. The company has also been successful in the civil market, producing the Saab 340 and 2000 twin turboprop airliners. The Saab 340 has also been produced in a military Airborne Early Warning and Control version, equipped with a powerful radar mounted over the cabin. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Swedish aerospace giant, so the next issue of Aviation Classics is dedicated to telling the full story of the company, its innovators and its aircraft.
