The FFVS J 22 was a Swedish single-engine fighter aircraft developed for the Swedish Air Force during World War II.
46-418: (Redirected from J-22 ) J22 may refer to: Vehicles [ edit ] Aircraft [ edit ] FFVS J 22 , Swedish fighter Junkers J 22 , a German prototype fighter Soko J-22 Orao , a Yugoslavian light bomber Locomotives [ edit ] GNR Class J22 , a British steam locomotive class Ships and boats [ edit ] J/22 ,
92-791: A customer base largely consisting of public authorities. With different customer groups come different management strategies and priorities. Opportunities to strengthen these operations in the long term are greater in the new organisation. Industrial Products and Services will work with individual growth strategies for each business unit. Support and Services offer maintenance, integrated support, field facilities, logistics and regional aircraft maintenance. Saab Aircraft Leasing leases and resells Saab aircraft to airlines. It completed 30 transactions in 2010. The Saab Barracuda LLC facility in Lillington, North Carolina , manufactures signature management products and provides customized services. Foremost among
138-466: A good high altitude supercharger , it became sluggish. Because of its simple systems the J 22 was also very easy to maintain and service. The J 22 was retired from service in 1952 . Three externally examples of the J 22 have been preserved. Two examples are owned by the Swedish Air Force Museum , at Malmen near Linköping . One of these is located at a nearby veteran airfield where it
184-424: A high altitude fighter but up to about 5000 m (16,000 ft) it could hold its own very well. We flew mock dog fights with P-51 Mustangs and they could not catch us below 4000 m (13,000 ft) but if the fight was higher than that we had to be very careful. At altitudes above 6000 m (19,500 ft) it was getting sluggish and at 9000 m (29,000 ft) it was not much power left. Stalls in turns and straight forward were usually not
230-624: A keelboat HMS Britomart (J22) , a Halcyon -class minesweeper of the Royal Navy HSwMS ; Gästrikland (J22) , an Östergötland -class destroyer of the Swedish Navy INS ; Sarvekshak (J22) , a Sandhayak -class survey ship of the Indian Navy Other uses [ edit ] County Route J22 (California) Gyroelongated triangular cupola , a Johnson solid (J 22 ) Jennings J-22 ,
276-483: A license at the time, although some sources state that after the end of the war, Svenska Flygmotor volunteered to pay a licence fee, with a symbolic US$ 1 eventually being agreed. While the two prototypes would be built at the Flygtekniska försöksanstalten (National Aeronautical Research Institute), production aircraft would be assembled by a factory at Stockholm Bromma Airport which would be built by, and leased from
322-533: A new organisation was set up to design and build the new aircraft, the Kungliga Flygförvaltningens Flygverkstad i Stockholm ("Royal Air Administration Aircraft Factory in Stockholm", FFVS ). The design team would be led by Bo Lundberg . This was one of the finest aircraft that I have ever flown. The responsiveness of the controls and overall handling was exceptionally nice. It was not
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414-417: A problem. If you pulled really hard in turn it would sometime flip over on its back. The first version, the 22-A, did not have much fire power, but the 22-B was better. —Ove Müller-Hansen (pilot), The new aircraft, designated J 22 , was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with a retactable undercarriage and an enclosed cockpit. The narrow-track main landing gear retracted rearward entirely within
460-661: A proper aircraft manufacturer. It would soon merge with aircraft manufacturer ASJA (founded in 1931), located in Linköping , in 1940, which had it own design bureau and is considered the spiritual predecessor to today's Saab AB. This formed the SAAB- concern , with the factory in Trollhättan becoming SAAB/T and the factory in Linköping (previously ASJA) becoming SAAB/L and design headquarters . From 1947, Saab started producing automobiles,
506-467: A sort of stock sharing consortium lead under a parent company . Such a deal was struck in 1937, with support from the SAF, the parent company being named AB Förenade Flygverkstäder ( AFF ). To ease future competition, Bofors bought out small competitor E. Sparmanns aircraft workshop , which at the time was developing a modern fighter for the SAF, under the name of Sparmann E4 [ sv ] . Despite
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#1732845654596552-504: Is able to taxi around under its own power. The other is on static display at the museum itself. A third J 22 is owned by Svedinoes Bil- Och Flygmusum (Svedinoes Automobile and Aviation Museum), in Ugglarp . This aircraft is currently undergoing restoration to flying condition, by a company in France. Two more J 22 airframes survive, although the external panelling is incomplete . One is owned by
598-585: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FFVS J 22 At the onset of World War II , the Swedish Air Force ( Flygvapnet ) was equipped with largely obsolete Gloster Gladiator (J 8) biplane fighters. To augment this, Sweden ordered 120 Seversky P-35 (J 9) and 144 P-66 Vanguard (J 10) aircraft from the United States. However, in October 1940,
644-551: Is the top owner. In August 2023, it was announced Saab had acquired the Bedford, UK –based manufacturer of AI -enabled autonomous swarm systems, Blue Bear Research Systems. In September 2023, it was announced Saab had acquired the San Francisco –headquartered Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning development company, CrowdAI. The main focus of aircraft production is fighter aircraft . Saab has been making aircraft since
690-558: The Carl Gustaf , AT4 /AT4 CS, STRIX and NLAW . Missile systems offered are the RBS 70 , RBS 23 and RBS 15 . Surveillance offers airborne surveillance (including GlobalEye , Saab 2000 Erieye ) AEW&C and fighter radar, ground-based and naval radar (including the Giraffe radar range), electronic warfare (including IDAS and ESTL) and combat systems and C4I. Industrial Products and Services
736-460: The Mitsubishi A6M , delivery from Japan was impractical. A batch of Fiat CR.42 Falco (J 11) biplanes and Reggiane Re.2000 Falco (J 20) were eventually purchased but this was clearly an interim solution. It was decided to design a new fighter to meet Flygvapnet ' s needs. As Saab was running at full capacity building its single-engine Saab 17 and twin-engined Saab 18 bombers,
782-575: The Saab Group ( Swedish : Saabgruppen ), is a Swedish aerospace and defense company primarily operating from Sweden. The company is headquartered in Stockholm , but its development and manufacturing operations are undertaken in Linköping . The company was formally founded by AB Bofors in 1937, by reforming the aero engine division of company NOHAB (founded in 1930), located in Trollhättan , into
828-508: The Swedish Air Force (SAF) to create aircraft weaponry and ordnance and wanted to create an aircraft manufacturing subortinate which could take a monopoly over the SAF's future aircraft orders, a premise supported by the SAF. At the time, however, there already was a competing company formed with this premise in 1931, by the name of ASJA ( AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning , lit. ' The Swedish Railway workshops Aeroplane department ' ), located in Linköping , which
874-611: The camouflage , concealment and deception products is the Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net System (ULCANS) which provides multi-spectral protection against visual, near infrared, thermal infrared and broadband radar detection. ULCANS is fielded with the U.S. Army and other Department of Defense organizations and is available in both woodland and desert versions. Saab Barracuda is one of only two qualified suppliers of ULCANS in North America, and currently has
920-697: The missile interests. In December 2005 Saab joined the Dassault nEUROn project as a major partner. In October 2008 the company announced its intention to merge its operations with that of Simrad Optronics . The new unit will develop high-tech optronics products and will be headquartered in Norway, although other details of the new arrangement have not been finalized. In 2010 the company restructured from fifteen business units into five business areas; Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services. According to Saab
966-812: The 1930s, and the jet predecessors of the JAS 39 Gripen were the Tunnan , the Lansen , the Draken and the Viggen . The last civilian models made by Saab were the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 . Both were mid-range turboprop -powered airliners. The development and the manufacturing of these aircraft is undertaken in Linköping. In May 2019, Saab announced plans to locate a new U.S. manufacturing operation in Discovery Park District Aerospace on
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#17328456545961012-825: The JAS 39 Gripen and the Skeldar VTOL UAV. Aeronautics is also partner in the European joint UAV-project Dassault nEUROn , where Saab develop avionics and is responsible for the overall architecture and design. Marketing and support of the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet is also included in the Aeronautics business area. Dynamics offers ground combat weapons, missile systems, torpedoes, sensor systems, unmanned underwater vehicles such as Sabertooth and signature management systems, remotely operated vehicles for armed forces as well as civil security applications. Short range weapons offered include
1058-664: The Swedish air force museum with the other one being owned privately. They are planned to be combined with each other and restored to flying condition. J 22-1 or J 22A J 22-2 or J 22B S 22-3 or S 22 Data from F.F.V.S. J22 Fighter Aircraft General characteristics Performance Armament Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Saab Group Saab AB (originally S venska A eroplan A ktie b olaget , lit. ' The Swedish Aeroplane Corporation ' , acronym SAAB ), with subsidiaries collectively known as
1104-544: The Swedish airline AB Aerotransport . Extensive use was made of sub-contractors, many of which (such as AGA , and Hägglund & Söner ) were outside the aviation industry, to build sub assemblies of the J-22. The first prototype J 22 made its maiden flight on 20 September 1942 from Bromma airport, with the second prototype flying on 11 June 1943. While both prototypes were destroyed in crashes, on 19 June and 20 August 1943 respectively, production had already been started prior to
1150-556: The United States declared an embargo against delivering the remainder of the orders to Sweden (only 60 P-35s had already been delivered). As the result, Flygvapnet suddenly faced a shortage of modern fighters. Several other foreign alternatives were considered: the Soviet Polikarpov I-16 and I153 were considered obsolete, the Finnish VL Myrsky was rejected due to its all-wooden construction, and while Japan offered
1196-415: The automobile division being spun off as Saab Automobile in 1990, a joint venture with General Motors . The joint venture ended in 2000 when GM took complete ownership. From 1968 onwards the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania-Vabis , known as Saab-Scania . The two were de-merged in 1995 by the new owners, Investor AB . Despite the demerger , both Saab and Scania share
1242-640: The company sought ways in which to diversify its business. Before the Second World War, a majority of cars in Sweden were imported from the United States. The US car manufacturers were producing tanks during the war, and the US domestic market took all the US car production in the late 1940s. Hence there was a large supply shortage of private cars in Europe and Sweden, and buyers were facing waiting lists for years for new cars. In
1288-656: The consortium, SAAB in Trollhättan (previously Nohab Flygmotorfabrik AB) still had to compete with ASJA over contracts and the cooperation never came to fruition. While SAAB in Trollhättan got a few contracts, such as license producing the Junkers Ju 86 bomber for the Swedish Air Force (SAF designation B 3 ) in 1938, ASJA won most of the contracts from the SAF, such as license production of the Hawker Hart ( B 4 ) and Northrop Model 8 ( B 5 ). After ASJA's design bureau produced
1334-516: The engine power". (While this was not absolutely accurate, the J 22 was in the same class as the early marks of Supermarine Spitfire and Mitsubishi A6M ("Zero"). ) J 22 pilots tongue-in-cheek modified this to "the world's fastest in relation to track width", because of the very narrow spacing of the undercarriage. In mock dogfights with P-51 Mustangs (called J 26 in Swedish service) it was able to "hold its own" up to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) although, above 6,000 m (19,000 ft), without
1380-507: The fuselage. In order to minimise the use of strategic materials, the aircraft was of mixed steel and wood construction, with a plywood-covered molybdenum steel tube fuselage structure covered by moulded plywood panels, and wings with welded steel spars and ribs covered by plywood. Power came from a Swedish copy of the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp, manufactured by Svenska Flygmotor without
1426-412: The late 1940s, Saab began manufacturing cars at its Saab Automobile division, based in Trollhättan. The first car was the Saab 92 ; full-scale production started 12 December 1949, based on the prototype Ursaab . Around 1950 the style "Saab" started being used instead of the all caps "SAAB". In the late 1950s Saab ventured into the computer market with Datasaab . The company was a result partly of
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1472-438: The main reason behind the merger with lorry manufacturer Scania-Vabis in 1968 had disappeared. Also in 1995 Saab Military Aircraft and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems ) formed the joint venture company Saab-BAe Gripen AB, to manufacture, market and support Gripen internationally. This co-operation was extended in 2001 with the formation of Gripen International for the same purpose. From 1998 until 2005, British Aerospace/BAE
1518-412: The need to make a computer that would be small enough to mount in an aeroplane as navigational equipment. During the 1960s several computers were developed and sold to European countries, for uses such as banking. The aircraft computer (CK 37) was used in 1971 in the Viggen . The company was sold in 1975 to Sperry UNIVAC , while Saab retained its flight computer development. In May 1965, the company name
1564-507: The outstanding shares in Saab-Scania for approximately SEK 21 billion. Saab-Scania became a wholly owned subsidiary of Investor AB and the company was de-listed. In 1995 Saab-Scania was divided by Investor AB into two independent companies, de-merging into Scania AB and Saab AB. The intention by Investor AB was to broaden ownership in the two companies later. Following the sale of 50% of the car division Saab Automobile AB to General Motors,
1610-502: The prototypes flying. Deliveries of production J 22s, to the F9 air wing at Gothenburg , began in October 1943. While delivery of the 198 production aircraft was planned to be completed by 1 July 1946, strike action by factory workers disrupted these plans, and the final 18 J 22s were assembled by the Flygvapnet workshops at Arboga . The last J 22 was delivered on 6 April 1946. The J 22
1656-518: The restructuring was undertaken to become more market and customer oriented. In March 2010, BAE Systems sold half of its 20% stake in the company to Investor AB, which then became the major shareholder. In June 2011, the British company sold its remaining stake bringing its 16-year involvement in Saab to an end. As of August 2020, Investor AB owns a 30.16% stake in the company (39.69% of the voting rights) and
1702-546: The right to use the griffin logo, which originates from the coat of arms of the Swedish region of Scania . Saab was founded by AB Bofors in 1937 as Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget ( acronym SAAB ; lit. ' The Swedish Aeroplane Corporation ' ), located in Trollhättan , by reforming the aircraft engine division of engineering company NOHAB ( Nohab Flygmotorfabrik AB , lit. ' Nohab Aero engine factory ' ), which had been acquired by Bofors in 1935. Bofors had in recent years been in development with
1748-656: The west side of the Purdue University campus. The facility will do the final assembly of the T-X advanced jet trainer, which is a plane developed by Boeing and Saab for the United States Air Force. Aeronautics offers airborne systems, related subsystems, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and aerostructures. The business area Aeronautics is responsible for airframe structures for JAS 39 Gripen , and whole sections for Airbus , Boeing and NH90 ; & system development of
1794-484: The winning designs for what eventually became the Saab 17 (ASJA L-10) and Saab 18 (ASJA L-11), beating out AFF/SAAB's competing F.1 and G.1 designs, it was decided in March 1939 to scrap AFF and formally reform ASJA into the SAAB- concern , the Trollhättan factory (previously Nohab) becoming SAAB/T and the Linköping factory (previous ASJA) becoming SAAB/L , the latter becoming headquarters . The basic initial development
1840-477: Was a successor to Svenska Aero ( SA ) under Sven Blomberg, head designer of the Svenska Aero Jaktfalken fighter plane. ASJA had solicit Blomberg from Svenska Aero in 1930 and later purchased the company in 1932 along with their portfolio of designs, quickly making them the leading aeroplane manufacturer in Sweden at the time. Bofors started negotiating with ASJA in 1936 to see if they could enter into
1886-420: Was changed to Saab AB to reflect its broad range of activities. In 1968 Saab AB merged with the Swedish lorry, bus and heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturer Scania-Vabis , and became Saab-Scania AB. In 1990 General Motors bought 51% of the car division Saab Automobile , and acquired the rest a decade later. In 1991 Investor AB completed a leveraged buyout of Saab-Scania AB. Investor AB acquired all
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1932-546: Was established on 1 January 2015 and comprises the business units Combitech, Avionics Systems, Aerostructures, Traffic Management, Vricon as well as the development of product ideas that fall outside of Saab's core business. The business units within Industrial Products and Services differ from Saab's other operations by their focus on business-to-business (B2B) customers or because they are not dependent on Saab's principal end-customers. Other business areas within Saab have
1978-490: Was the SAAB 17 light dive bomber (first flight: 1940-05-18), soon followed by the SAAB 18 schnellbomber (first flight: 1942-06-19) and SAAB 21 single-seat fighter (first flight: 1943-07-30), among other developments, the latter being the first aircraft to see service with a modern style ejection seat , using gunpowder to eject instead of compressed air like the contemporary German counterparts. Originally manufacturing aircraft,
2024-495: Was the largest shareholder in Saab following its acquisition of a 35% stake from Investor AB . In January 2005, BAE Systems reduced its shareholding to 20%. Investor AB maintained a 20% share. On 16 November 1999, Saab announced its intention is to purchase Celsius AB and the acquisition was concluded by early March 2000. In September 2000 United Defense Industries (UDI) purchased Bofors Weapon Systems from Saab (the autocannon and tube artillery interests), while Saab retained
2070-575: Was the problems for the Swedish government to get quality military aircraft delivered at the beginning of the Second World War . The final trigger was the inability to get a large number of Seversky P-35 delivered from the United States. From then on the Swedish government focused on establishing domestic production and development of military aircraft which Saab became involved in, a policy that has continued to this day. The first SAAB-developed aircraft
2116-427: Was well-liked by its pilots and possessed good manoeuvrability and responsive controls. Forward visibility on the ground left something to be desired and if the tailwheel was left unlocked and able to swivel during take-off there was the potential to ground-loop. With 575 km/h (360 mph) from a 795 kW (1,065 hp) engine, the Swedish press called the diminutive fighter the "world's fastest in relation to
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