Talk:Saab 32 Lansen

Lansen's Speed

Swedish sources call the Lansen's speed at 1200 km/h in the J32B fighter version. But many non Swedish sources insist on a speed of 988 km/h or Mach 0,93. An educated guess is that alot of English sources has confused the Lansen with the J29 Tunnan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Darkwand (talk • contribs) 17:51, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Overhaul needed

This article has a lot of factual errors and would benefit from a general overhaul and verification of sources. Most obvious is a recurring confusion between A 32 and J 32. The time perspective is also incorrect with several mentions of the A 32 being introduced into service as early as 1953. The first production aircraft was in fact delivered in 1955 and introduction into active service did not happen until 1956, May 1956 to be specific. One paragraph mentions a production aircraft breaking the sound barrier on October 25th 1953. This is also incorrect, the event occurred on the mentioned date but the aircraft was the first prototype, 32-1 which was the sole flyable 32 at the time. Regarding development there was no "P1150", SAAB never used any British style "P" designations. 1150 was the number assigned to the final design concept that once approved was designated "SAAB 32" by SAAB as well as by the Air Board before the first prototype was built. Also, the first drafts for a new jet strike aircraft to replace the B 18B were made as early as 1946. Over the following two years the requirements were changed repeatedly and the specifications mentioned in the text of this article reflects the final specs, as of 1948. At this time there was no mention of the Rb 04 since this missile had yet to leave the drawing table. Instead, the requirements called for use of an earlier air-to -surface missile called the Rb 303. The use of computerized design calculations was applied for the entire aircraft and not merely the wing design. The company name itself is by the way spelled "SAAB" before 1963 (I may be mistaken about the exact year, it could be 1964) when it was re branded as "Saab AB". As for the choice of engine the Avon was not considered until late in development since the original intentions were to use the Swedish made STAL Dovern. When this engine was delayed (and ultimately cancelled) the Avon was brought in as a stop gap solution. As the final fate of the Dovern project became apparent towards the end of 1952 or early 1953 SAAB finally settled on the Avon instead. Per80 (talk) 15:09, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

In addition to the above mentioned, there should be less focus on projected development that never left the drawing board and more on the versions actually produced. I'd also like to mention that 3 J 32B were converted as target tugs by Svensk Flygtjänst in the late 1960s and operated as civilian aircraft, several years before the birth of the J 32D. Per80 (talk) 19:18, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Lans / Lansen

"Lansen" means "The Lance". The word is in English "lance" and in Swedish "lans". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.229.3.63 (talk) 20:14, 23 October 2015 (UTC)

Ammunition

'4 × 30 mm ADEN cannons 900 rounds each'

900 rounds per gun is completely impossible. As an comparison a Hunter had 150 rpg. I don't have any source but a friend states that it was 150 rpg = 150 rpg 'source needed'?

Cheers

Hans — Preceding unsigned comment added by 158.169.150.8 (talk) 07:20, 3 May 2016 (UTC)