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After the successful trials with the J 5
Jaktfalken, Air Force ordered seven more aircraft, but fitted
with Bristol Jupiter IV engines of 450 hp. The Jupiter engine was
now regarded as more or less the standard engine of the Swedish Air
Force. Some minor alterations to the original design were also made. The
Air Force designation became J 6.
In November 1931 further three Jaktfalken was
purchased from Svenska Aero AB. This airframes had stronger engines
(Bristol Jupiter VII F of 500 hp) and were given the designation
J
6A.
Finally, a last batch of seven Jaktfalken, similar
to the previous three, was ordered. Svenska Aero AB had now met problems
of technical and economical nature, and had to lay down their
enterprise. ASJA in Linköping,
a forerunner to the more well-known SAAB, took over the contract and
built the last seven Jaktfalkens. I spite of
only minor modifications, the ASJA-built airframes were
designated J 6B.
All Jaktfalkens were armed by two 8 mm machine-guns.
Top:
Model of
J 6A built by Mikael Carlson. Displayed at Flygvapenmuseum.
Below: Photo of a row of J 6B. SwAF/n 221 closest to the camera. The "3" before the Air Force number at the fuselage indicates the Air Force Wing, in this case F 3 at Malmen near Linköping. Bottom: Close-up of J 6B # 219.
Length:
7,10 m. Span: 9,00 m.
Maximum take-off weight:
900 kg. Max. speed: 300 km/h.
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Updated 2010-07-20 |