Saab AB Svenska Aeroplan
Saab 105 Sk 60 Jet Trainer
Manufactured 1963–1972
General Info
Saab 105 Sk 60
Saab 105 Sk 60
Jet Trainer 1963–1972
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| General information | |
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| Type | Jet trainer and light attack aircraft |
| National origin | Sweden |
| Manufacturer | Saab AB |
| Status | retired in military service, Active in Swedish Air Force Historic Flight |
| Primary users | Swedish Air Force (Historical)Austrian Air Force (historical) |
| Number built | 192 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1963–1972 |
| Introduction date | 17 July 1967 |
| First flight | 29 June 1963 |
| Retired | Austrian Air Force (31 December 2020) Swedish Air Force (18 June 2024) |
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History Saab AB (originally Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
Saab 105 Sk 60 Jet Trainer
Manufactured 1963–1972
The Saab 105 is a Swedish high-wing, twinjet trainer aircraft developed in the early 1960s as a private venture by Saab AB. The Swedish Air Force, which had opted to procure the type for various roles, issued the aircraft with the designation Sk 60. The Sk 60 entered service in 1967, replacing the ageing De Havilland Vampire fleet.
The Swedish Air Force bought 150 aircraft and another 40 were exported to Austria, designated Saab 105Ö. The Saab 105 is the aircraft used by Swedish Air Force display team Team 60 and was formerly used by two display teams of the Austrian Air Force, "Karo As" and "Silver Birds".
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The Saab 105 was developed to function as a small and inexpensive multirole aircraft, which has been most typically used in a training capacity. It is an all-metal twin-jet aircraft with a pressurized cabin. It features a T-tail configuration, modestly swept wings, and a pair of engines mounted on either side of the fuselage just underneath the wing
Variants
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- Saab 105
- Prototype. Two built.
- Sk 60A
- Two-seat jet trainer, liaison aircraft for the Swedish Air Force. 149 built as Sk 60A.
- Sk 60B
- Two-seat attack version for the Swedish Air Force, modified from Sk 60A with new weapons sight.
- Sk 60C
- Two-seat ground attack/reconnaissance version for the Swedish Air Force with extended camera nose. One new-build prototype and 29 conversions from Sk 60A.
- Sk 60D
- Saab had also designed the Saab 105 for use as a four-seat liaison transport: the two ejection seats could be removed and quickly replaced with four airline-type seats, with no provision for wearing a parachute, or four more austere seats that allowed the wearing of parachutes. In the mid-1970s, ten SK 60A aircraft were permanently configured as transports and given the designation of "SK 60D". Some were painted in the light green/dark green/tan "splinter" camouflage associated with the Saab Viggen fighter.
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Saab AB originally Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
Saab 105 Sk 60 Jet Trainer
Manufactured 1963–1972
Saab AB Svenska Aeroplan
Saab AB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
Saab AB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget
Saab 105 Sk 60 Jet Trainer
Manufactured 1963–1972
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General Info
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- Crew: 2
- Length: 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 16.3 m2 (175 sq ft)
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- Empty weight: 2,849 kg (6,281 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,635 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J85-17B turbojets, 12.68 kN (2,850 lbf) thrust each
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Performance
- Maximum speed: 970 km/h (600 mph, 520 kn) at sea level
- Ferry range: 2,300 km (1,400 mi, 1,200 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,700 m (44,900 ft)
- Rate of climb: 70 m/s (14,000 ft/min)
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- Hardpoints: 6 hardpoints, AAMs, ASMs, gun pods, bombs, rockets
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In 2020, Saab signed a new service agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces to provide support for the Saab 105 to 2025, with one year option to 2026.[27] However, the type was officially retired 18 June 2024
Saab 105 Sk 60
Jet Trainer 1963–1972
In May 2021, the Grob G 120TP was chosen as the new basic trainer for the Swedish Air force,
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In July 1967, the first Swedish Air Force student pilots started training on the Saab 105
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