Saab J 29 Tunnan

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The Saab J 29 Tunnan was a Swedish early jet-era fighter aircraft known for its stubby, barrel-like shape and advanced swept-wing design for its time.

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Saab J 29 Tunnan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
jet aircraft
military aircraft
single-seat aircraft
airForceDesignation J 29
armament 4× 20 mm autocannons
bombs
unguided rockets
conflict Congo Crisis
countryOfOrigin Sweden
crew 1
designFeature mid-mounted wing
single-engine layout
swept wing
tricycle landing gear
engineType turbojet
enteredServiceWith Swedish Air Force
era early jet age
firstFlightDate 1948-09-01
fuselageShape barrel-like
introduced 1951
manufacturer Saab
linked to: Saab AB
maximumSpeed approximately 1060 km/h
maximumSpeedMach around Mach 0.9
natoReportingName Flygande Tunnan
nickname The Flying Barrel
Tunnan
notableFor advanced swept-wing design for its time
high performance among first-generation jet fighters
numberBuilt over 600
operator Austrian Air Force
Swedish Air Force
powerplant de Havilland Ghost turbojet
linked to: de Havilland Ghost
productionPeriodEnd 1956
productionPeriodStart 1950
retired 1976
role fighter
fighter-bomber
reconnaissance aircraft
serviceCeiling approximately 15000 m
successor Saab 32 Lansen
Saab 35 Draken
usedAs testbed for later Saab designs
usedBy United Nations peacekeeping forces
linked to: UN peacekeepers
variant J 29A
linked to: J 29

J 29B
linked to: J 29

J 29E
linked to: J 29

J 29F
linked to: J 29

S 29C
wingSweepAngle about 25 degrees

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F 21 operatedAircraft Saab J 29 Tunnan