The Saab 18 was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that Svenska Aeroplan AB designed and built for the Swedish Air Force after a 1938 design competition. It was meant to replace the Junkers Ju 86, with a crew of three and a mid-wing layout with twin tails. Delays, including the wartime priority given to the Saab 17 and a requirement that added the medium bomber role, pushed the first flight back to 19 June 1942, and the early Twin Wasp engines left it underpowered. It entered service in 1944 and quickly became the standard Swedish bomber, serving in bomber, reconnaissance and ground-attack roles and helping to develop ejection seats and air-to-surface guided missiles. The improved Saab 18B used licence-built Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines. The Saab Lansen replaced it in the late 1950s.
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Lead, aircraft type
twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications, powerplant
SFA DB-605B inverted-vee piston engines
Design and development, first flight
resulted in the first flight of the aircraft being delayed until 19 June 1942
Lead, replacement
until its replacement by the Saab Lansen in the late 1950s
Lead, maker
designed and built by Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB)
Lead, origin
quickly became the standard Swedish bomber aircraft
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aircraft
twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
In Group: Bombers, Lead, role
was a twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
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