MPM SAAB B-5 Bauanleitung

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Kit No. 72514
PLASTIKOVY MODEL
PLASTIC AIRCRAFT
VeSvédsk u licenéné vyråbény letoun Douglas model DB-8A-1 måpüvod u firmy Northrop. Northrop
vyvinul z velmi üspéSnéhocestovniho letounu Gammapodle p02adavküU.S.ArmyAir Corps bitevni
letoun oznaéovanyve verzi s pevnym podvozkemA-17 a ve verzi se zatahovacim podvozkemA-17A.
Letounbyl velmi dobie vyzbrojen, mél dobré letovév9kony,pridem2byl pomérnélevny. Jeho cena
byla 19 000$za kus. Prvni stroje A-17Abyly dodåny IJ.S.ArmyAir Corps poéåtkemroku 1937a
vyrobatohotomodelubylaukonéena v zåii 1938.Letoun A-17Abylpova±ovån z a nejrychlejSi a
nejefektivnéjSi ü toemjletoun. ktery byl pou2it béhemvåleénychmanévrüv USAv letech 1938-1939,
presto se vSakU.S.ArmyAir Corps rozhodlopro investicido vyvoje dvoumotorovychütoénych
letounü.VYrobaverze A-17Aji2 dobihala podznaCkounovéhoviastnika. SpoleénostNorthrop,jako
dceiinå spolecnostDouglasAircraftCo.. se dne 31.srpna1937stala vyrobni divizi spoleénosti
Douglasv El Segundo.Firma Douglaspodafenou konstrukcioznaCilaDB-8 a zaéala ji nabizet k
exportu, K roméJihoafrické Unie (NomadMk.l),Francie, A rgentiny (DB-8A-2), H olandska (DB-8A-3N)
a dalSich zemio strojprojevilo zåjemi Svédsko. Z akoupilo zkuSebni kusoznaéen•} DB-8A-1a
licencinavyrobuv domåcitovårnéSAAB.VYroba probihala odroku 1938a strojebylyvyråbény pod
oznaöenimB-5Ba B-5C. Protijinyrn verzim. které pou2ivaIymotoryamerické proveniencedato
Svédské letectvoprednost b ritskému motoruBristol P egasus. O dliSné byloi dalSivybaveni. L etouny
B-5 mély toti2jako jediné verze DB-8 "klopnou vidlici pro svrhåvånipum ve stiemhlavém letu. Pro
drsné seversképodminky bylo poditånos variabilni montå±ily2i. Letouny slou2ilyve Svédském
Ietectvupo celou vålku poslednidolétaly v padesåtychIetech.Protoie Svédsko bylo neutråini,
nedostalyse do bojovych akci.
Technickéüdaje: rozpéti 14,55m. déika 9.70 m, maximålnirychlost335 km/hod pii hladiné moie,
operaeni dostup 6900 m, maximålni dolet 800 km.
Swedishlicense builtDouglasmodelDB-8A-1hasits originin Northrop Company. N orthrop Company
developed it fromthe highlysuccessful G amma commercial monoplane for U.S.ArmyAir Corps.The
ground supportaircraft fitted with a fixed undercarriagewas designatedA-17 and with retractable
undercarriage A -17A.Theaircrafthadheavyarmament. goodflyingcharacteristics a ndits production
was rather cheap. The price was set at $19.000 for one machine. The first A-17s were delivered to
U.S.ArmyAir Corpsinthe beginning of 1937andtheproduction Ofthisversionstopped •inSeptember
1938.A-17As were considered the fastest and the most effectiveattack planes to participate in US
WarFieldDaysduring1938-1939. N evertheless t he U.S.ArmyAir Corpsdecidedto support
development of twoenginedgroundattackplane.TheA-17A was produced bynewowner's
trademark.NorthropCompany.which was DouglasAircraft Co. filial. on 31sAugust 1937,becamethe
productionpart of Douglas Co. in EI Segundo.DouglasCo. designatedthe aircraftDB-8 and offered it
for exportto foreigncountries. A mongotherslike South AfricanUnionc(Nomad Mk.l),France,
Argentine (DB-8A-2). H olland(DB-8A-3N) a lsoSwedenwasinterested in purchasing it. Sweden
purchased onetest aircraftdesignated DB-8A-Iandproduction license for domesticSaabCompany.
The productionstarted in 1938and the aircraft were designatedBe5Band B-5C. Swedish machines
werepowered by BritishBristol P egasus enginenotliketheotherversionspowered by US
provenience engines. O therequipment w asdifferent, t oo.B-5aircraftweretheonlyonesto havethe
swingarminstalledfor divebombing. D ueto theharshnorthern conditionthepossibility Ofski
undercarriage was considered. The aircraft served within the Swedish Air Force thru the whole VvW II
and the last ended its service in 50s. They were never used in combat since Sweden was neutral
state.
Technical specification: Span14.55m,Length9.70m, Maximum Speed335kphat sealevel,Ceiling
6900m, Range 800 km
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