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From wikipedia:
The Saab 36 (also known as Projekt 1300) was a supersonic bomber planned by Saab during the 1950s. The aircraft was supposed to be able to carry an 800 kg free falling nuclear weapon, but when the Swedish nuclear weapon program was stopped in the 1960s, so did the plans for the plane. The Saab 36 was intended to be fitted with delta wings and this idea was also used on the Saab 35 Draken fighter. The engine that was planned to be used was a version of the British Bristol Olympus turbojet, the same engine that powered the Avro Vulcan jet bomber.
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: One pilot
Length: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 54 m² (581 ft²)
Empty weight: 9,000 kg (19,840 lb)
Gross weight: 15,000 kg (33,070 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Olympus, 44 kN (10,000 lbf) thrust
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.14
Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Armament
1 × 600 kg - 800 kg (1,300 lb - 1,800 lb) free-fall nuclear bomb
For someone who was neutral, they sure did seem pretty geared up to fighting the Soviets..
ofcourse we would use it to nuke whoever violated our neutrality. (most propabably them danes) :p
and no CommanderDef, there was just a strong anti nuke movement around the globe, including in sweden, and during the development most countries signed a treaty to stop nuklear weapons to spread.
imagine neutral country with nuke... this weapon could be pretext to invasion, maybe this is the reason why they stop it
Im just going to stick with comments for how ellegent & badass this jet is :3 Just look at it its brilliant.
This reminds me of Vought's F8 Crusader
or something like Gripen with F16 air intake and without canards
Aw, I wonder what name they would given it if they continued with it. I love swedish aircraft names scince they are often filled with puns.