Saab Archives

Saab 2000

27th February 2024 Jacek Domański

Saab 2000 (c/n 015, HB-IZJ of the Darwin Airline), approaching the runway of Praha-Ruzyně airport, Prague, July 2013. In the mid-1980s, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB entered the civil aviation market with a short-haul […]

Saab 105Ö

15th August 2023 Jacek Domański

Saab 105Ö (c/n 105426, RF-26 of the Austrian Air Force / Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte) taxiing to apron of Sliač Airport, during the 2015 edition of Slovak International Air Fest, Sliač, August 2015. At the end of […]

First flight of Boeing T-7A Red Hawk with the USAF

3rd July 2023 Jacek Domański

On 28th June 2023, the first Boeing T-7A training aircraft delivered to the United States Air Force performed its maiden flight, marking the start of engineering and manufacturing (EMD) stage of the Red Hawk development […]

9 December 1988 – first flight of Saab JAS 39 Gripen

8th December 2022 Jacek Domański

On 9th December 1988, a light multirole fighter JAS 39, developed by the Swedish aerospace company Saab AB, performed its approximately fifty minutes long maiden flight. The aeroplane was flown by Stig Holmström, company test […]

Saab SK 35C Draken

31st August 2021 Milan Toman

Saab SK 35C Draken (c/n 35810, SE-DXP), Swedish Air Force Historic Flight, visiting Čáslav air base on its way to Kecskemét airfield, August 2021 The Saab Draken (English: dragon) is another example of a supersonic […]

Saab 29 Tunnan

6th April 2021 Jacek Domański

Saab 29 Tunnan (c/n 29-670, SE-DXB), operated by the Swedish Air Force Historic Flight, during a flying display at NATO Days, Ostrava-Mošnov, September 2016. The first flight of a jet-powered aircraft in Sweden took place […]

2 April 1937 – SAAB company is founded

2nd April 2021 Jacek Domański

Svenska Aeroplan AktieBolag (SAAB) company is founded. ´Our country should manufacture its own weapons as much as possible. We have good shipyards and armouries but we have no production in the country for warplanes.´ These […]

Saab SK 37E Viggen

9th March 2021 Jacek Domański

Saab SK 37E Viggen (SE-DXO, c/n 37809), formerly ´F 15-61´ of the Swedish Air Force, performing a flying display at Sanicole Sunset air show, September 2019. The Saab Viggen multi-role fighter, introduced in 1971, is […]

Czech Gripen fighters reached another milestone

15th November 2020 Jacek Domański

A few days ago, on 11th November 2020, the JAS-39C/D jet fighters operated by the Czech Air Force reached another milestone of their service, by accumulating 30,000 flying hours. This remarkable achievement has also a […]