A32A
| This page is about the Swedish jet fighter A32A. For the other version, see J32B. |
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Description
The A32A is a rank VI Swedish jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".
The A32A "Lansen" was designed and developed by the Swedish company SAAB. The development began in 1948 and it first flew in 1952. Deliveries to the Swedish air force, Flygvapnet, began in 1954. In Flygvapnet it was used as a ground-attack aircraft, being able to carry a large array of different bombs and unguided rockets as well as four 20 mm Akan m/49 canons. It remained in service until 1978 but never saw use in combat. Powered by a license-built Rolls Royce Avon engine, locally designated the RM5, it was able to break the speed of sound in a dive, thus becoming the first Swedish aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound.
General info
Flight performance
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 1,088 | 1,084 | 12500 | 34.6 | 35.6 | 44.8 | 42.0 | 900 |
| Upgraded | _,___ | _,___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 1160 | 450 | 550 | 550 | 320 | ~11 | ~5 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 850 | < 600 | < 600 | > N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic Mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||||
| Svenska Flygmotor RM5A | 1 | 8,322 kg | 297 kg/m2 | ||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | |||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 14m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 46m fuel | ||
| 1,350 kg | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet | 9,163 kg | 9,523 kg | 10,123 kg | 11,084 kg | 13,500 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | ||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 14m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 46m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 3,424 kgf | 4,633 kgf | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.34 |
| Optimal | 3,424 kgf (0 km/h) |
4,899 kgf (1,000 km/h) |
0.53 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.36 |
Survivability and armour
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The A32A is armed with:
- 4 x 20 mm Akan m/49 cannons, nose-mounted (90 rpg = 360 total)
Suspended armament
The A32A can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 12 x 120 kg sb m/61 bombs (1,440 kg total)
- 5 x 250 kg mb m/50 bombs (1,250 kg total)
- 3 x 500 kg mb m/56 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 3 x 600 kg mb m/50 bombs (1,800 kg total)
- 24 x psrak m/49A rockets
- 24 x srak m/51 rockets
- 12 x hprak m/49 rockets
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good climb rate
- Fast top speed
- Has 4 powerful nose-mounted cannons with high rate of fire, giving good one-second burst mass
- Good roll rate
- Fowler flap design provides excellent lift at low speeds
- Has a wide range of bombs and rockets loadouts, beneficial in tank RB
- Has decent pilot protection & airframe endurance
Cons:
- Mediocre manoeuvrability, almost every opponent it faces can out-manoeuvre it
- Very inefficient airbrake design that requires high angle-of-attack or aggressive banking to slow down
- Large target making it easy to get hit
- High rate of fire with low ammo count (90 RPG), ammunition will deplete very quickly, strict trigger control required
- Can be difficult to land as landing flaps rip at 300 km/h
History
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Media
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See also
- J32B - Fighter variant of the aircraft.
External links
| Swedish Aeroplane Company Ltd. (SAAB) | |
|---|---|
| Pre-SAAB: SA / ASJA | |
| SA 'Jaktfalken' | J6B |
| SAAB 17 | B17A · B17B · S17BS |
| SAAB 18 | B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57) |
| SAAB 21 | J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 · J21RA · A21RB |
| SAAB 29 'Tunnan' | J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F |
| SAAB 32 'Lansen' | J32B · A32A · A32A Röd Adam |
| SAAB 35 'Draken' | J35A · J35D |
| SAAB 37 'Viggen' | JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 · AJ37 · AJS37 |
| SAAB 39 'Gripen' | JAS39A · JAS39C |
| SAAB 105 | SK60B · SAAB-105G |
| License Production | B3C (Ju 86K) |
| Export | SAAB-105OE · J35XS · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C |
| Sweden jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | J21RA |
| J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F | |
| J32B | |
| J34 | |
| J35A · J35D | |
| JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 | |
| JAS39A · JAS39C | |
| Strike aircraft | A21RB |
| A32A · A32A Röd Adam | |
| A28B | |
| AJ37 · AJS37 | |
| SK60B · SAAB-105G | |
| Export | SAAB-105OE |
| Finland | ▄Vampire FB 52A · ▄MiG-21bis · Saab J35XS |
