Saab 21 - Specifications (Saab 21A-3)

Specifications (Saab 21A-3)

Data from "A Fork-Tailed Swede.", Combat Aircraft since 1945

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 10.45 m (34 ft 3 in)
• Wingspan: 11.6 m (38 ft 0 in)
• Height: 3.97 (13 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 22.2 m² (238.87 ft²)
• Empty weight: 3,250 kg (7,165 lb)
• Loaded weight: 4,150 kg (9,149 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 4,413 kg (9,730 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 605B, built by SFA. liquid-cooled, supercharged, 60° inverted V12 engine, 1,085 kW (1,455 hp / 1,475 PS)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 640 km/h (343 knots, 398 mph)
• Cruise speed: 495 km/h (265 knots, 308 mph)
• Range: 750 km (466 mi)
• Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
• Rate of climb: 15 m/s (2,950 ft/min)

Armament

• 1× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 or Bofors cannon
• 2× 13 mm Bofors-built Colt machine guns in the nose
• 2× 13 mm Bofors-built Colt machine guns in the wing
• Various bombs and rockets