Saab 210

Saab 210

Saab 210 in flight in 1952
Role	Experimental aircraft
National origin	Sweden
Manufacturer	Saab
Designer	Erik Bratt
First flight	21 January 1952
Number built	1
Developed into	Saab 35 Draken

The Saab 210 Draken (the Dragon or the Kite) was a scaled down testbed for the double-delta concept in the development of the J 35 fighter. Although never officially named anything but Draken by Saab, it soon became known by its unofficial nickname Lilldraken (the Little Dragon or the Little Kite) after the first flight of the prototype of the Saab 35. Its first flight was on 21 January 1952.^[1]

Aircraft on display

The aircraft is currently on display in the air force museum Flygvapenmuseum in Linköping.

Specifications

Data from Taylor 1976, p. 205.

General characteristics

Crew: one
Length: >20 ft (6.1 m)
Wingspan: ~16 ft (4.88 m)
Height: ()
Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet, 1,050 lb (4.67 kN)

Performance

Maximum speed: >347 kt (400 mph) 644 km/h

References

↑ Dorr 1985, p. 23.

Bibliography

Dorr, Robert F (1985), Modern Combat Aircraft 21 – Saab Viggen, Shepperton, Surrey, ENG, UK: Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-1484-1 .
Taylor, John WR (1976), Research and Experimental Aircraft (pocket book)|format= requires |url= (help), London, ENG, UK: Macdonald and Jane's, ISBN 0-356-08409-4 .

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saab 210.

Flygvapenmuseum [Air Force Museum] (in Swedish), SE .

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