Saab 32 Lansen

E81913

attack aircraft jet aircraft military aircraft reconnaissance aircraft

The Saab 32 Lansen is a Swedish Cold War-era jet aircraft designed as a multi-role attack and reconnaissance platform for the Swedish Air Force.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attack aircraft → jet aircraft → military aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft →
armamentFixed	4× 20 mm autocannons →
armamentHardpoints	underwing pylons →
configuration	twin-seat →
countryOfOrigin	Sweden →
crew	2 →
designedFor	all-weather operations → low-level attack →
developedFrom	Saab company jet design studies of late 1940s →
engineType	turbojet →
era	Cold War →
firstFlight	1952-11-03 →
introduced	1955 →
manufacturer	Saab →
maximumSpeed	1100 km/h →
meaningOfName	The Lance →
natoReportingName	Lansen →
notableFeature	all-weather radar-equipped nose → internal cannon armament →
numberBuilt	450 →
operator	Swedish Air Force →
powerplant	Rolls-Royce Avon →
powerplantLicenseBuiltAs	Svenska Flygmotor RM5 →
predecessor	Saab 18 →
primaryRole	attack →
retired	1997 →
roleInService	main strike aircraft of Swedish Air Force in 1950s and 1960s →
secondaryRole	fighter → reconnaissance →
serviceCeiling	15000 m →
status	retired from active service →
successor	Saab 37 Viggen →
tailConfiguration	conventional tail →
usedBy	Swedish Air Force F 17 Wing → Swedish Air Force F 21 Wing → Swedish Air Force F 7 Wing →
usedFor	anti-ship missions → electronic warfare → maritime strike → photo-reconnaissance →
variant	A 32A Lansen → J 32B Lansen → J 32E Lansen → S 32C Lansen →
wingConfiguration	swept wing →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saab AB →	notableAircraft