Saab 105

what is it?

The Saab 105 is a Swedish high-wing, twinjet trainer aircraft developed in the early 1960s as a private venture by Saab AB. The Swedish Air Force, which had opted to procure the type for various roles, designated the aircraft SK 60. The SK 60 entered service in 1967, replacing the ageing De Havilland Vampire fleet. The Swedish Air Force bought 150 aircraft and another 40 were exported to Austria, designated Saab 105Ö. The Saab 105 was the aircraft used by Swedish Air Force display team Team 60 and was formerly used by two display teams of the Austrian Air Force, "Karo As" and "Silver Birds".

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · retractable tricycle gear · 9.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 970 km/htop speed
• size 4,635 kgmax take-off weight
• built 40made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 63 years ago, in 1963.
• 🏎️Top speed is 7.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.5 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1963-06-29

introduced

1967

retired

2020

status

still flying

number built

40

role

jet trainer and light attack aircraft

origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

makers

Saab Group

engines

2× General Electric J85-17B / Williams FJ44 / J85 / Turbomeca Aubisque

crew

2

length

10.8 m

wingspan

9.5 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

4,635 kg

top speed

970 km/h

range

—

ceiling

13,700 m

wings

monoplane

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.