Saab B17A Bomber Full Airshow Sat Morning - World War II Aviation - SweAF 2024

Описание: World War II era Swedish Saab B17A bomber airshow performance. Saturday morning performance. This is the only flying B17 in the universe. Respect to the old warhorse! The B17, "Blå Johan", is owned by the Saab company and was restored to flying condition by Saab AB in the 1990s. Saab AB also operates the plane. Friday practise filmed outside airfield.

Swedish Armed Forces Air Venture 2024
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SAAB B17 Bomber

The Saab 17 is a Swedish single-engine monoplane reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s originally developed by ASJA prior to its merger into Saab. It was the first all-metal stressed skin aircraft developed in Sweden.

The SAAB B 17 has some unique design features, the most notable of which are the massive, main landing gear door covers. These serve as dive brakes; during a dive-bombing run, the pilot will lower the landing gear, which extends these highly drag-inducing gear doors into the slipstream, limiting the aircraft’s speed in a 70-degree dive to no more than 500 kph, thus helping bombing accuracy and safe aircraft pullout after ordnance release.
SAAB built a total of 322 B 17s in three different versions, which primarily depended upon which engine type they used. The B 17A flew with a 1,065hp Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp C-3 (which Sweden later copied, without a license, as the STWC-3), the B 17B fielded a 980 hp Bristol Pegasus Mk.XXIV while the B 17C used a 1,000 hp Piaggio P XI RC 40D. For winter conditions, the aircraft could operate with skis in place of the wheels. There was also a floatplane version, the S 17BS (the initial S in the designation refers to ”Spaning”, i.e. “Reconnaissance” with the other S is short for ”Sjö”, i.e. ”Sea”).
Today, just five SAAB B 17s remain extant.

Blå Johan

During a dinner meeting at the Air Force Museum in Linköping in September 1995, Saab’s public relations manager, Anders Annerfalk, raised the idea of restoring SE-BYH back into airworthy condition. Saab AB’s 60th anniversary celebrations were due in 1997, and the B 17 would make a wonderful sight in the air alongside more current Saab-built aircraft in the present military fleet. Jan Nygren, the head of Saab Military Aircraft, liked the idea and discussed the practicalities that same evening with the head of the Swedish Air Force Museum, Sven Scheiderbauer. After a lot of work, they test ran it for the first time on April 1, 1997; after 29 years in storage, the powerplant roared back to life – with some extra smoke and fire for effect!

Role Reconnaissance-dive bomber
National origin Sweden
Manufacturer SAAB
First flight 18 May 1940
Introduction March 1942
Retired 1968 (Ethiopia)
Primary users Swedish Air Force, Imperial Ethiopian Air Force, Royal Danish Air Force
Produced 1941-1944
Number built 326 (including 2 prototypes)

The Armed Forces Air Venture 2024

The 24 August is the Armed Forces Air Venture 2024, hosted by Ronneby Air Wing this year.
Come and see air shows and ground exhibitions and displays and learn about the work that is being done to defend Swedish airspace from violations and to protect your freedom to live the way you choose. You will be able to meet and greet our pilots, officers, soldiers and other personnel and have a close look at our joint defence efforts.
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Air shows with military, civilian and veteran aircraft are on the agenda. There will also be a demonstration of a tactical feature with aircraft, helicopters and soldiers, with the purpose of showing how these can be used together.

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