Saab 29 Tunnan Swept-Wing Fighter and Reconnaissance Family
The Saab 29 Tunnan was Sweden's first fighter designed from the outset as a jet and one of Western Europe's earliest swept-wing production aircraft. First flown in 1948, the compact family served as a fighter, ground-attack, and reconnaissance aircraft in Sweden and was later exported to Austria.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Saab 29J 29 TunnanFlygande TunnanS 29C
- Family Name
- Saab 29 Tunnan
- Full Name
- Saab 29 Tunnan Swept-Wing Fighter and Reconnaissance Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Saab 29 Tunnan was Sweden's first fighter designed from the outset as a jet and one of Western Europe's earliest swept-wing production aircraft. First flown in 1948, the compact family served as a fighter, ground-attack, and reconnaissance aircraft in Sweden and was later exported to Austria.
- First Flight Year
- 1,948
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 06:43:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 06:43:13 UTC