Saab 340 AEW&C

what is it?

The Saab 340 AEW&C is a Swedish airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. A variant of the Saab 340 aircraft, it was designated S 100B Argus by the Swedish Air Force.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 engines · 21.4 m wingspan

base stats

• size 13.2 tmax take-off weight
• built 12made 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 32 years ago, in 1994.
• 🚗Wingspan of 21.4 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).

spec sheet

first flight

1994

introduced

1997

status

still flying

number built

12

role

aewcs aircraft

origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

makers

Saab Group

engines

2× General Electric CT7-9B

crew

6

length

20.6 m

wingspan

21.4 m

height

7 m

max take-off weight

13.2 t

top speed

—

range

—

ceiling

7,620 m

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