Saab Saab-17 (B 17 / S 17)
Dive Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft
The Saab 17 is a single-engine two-seat dive bomber and reconnaissance aircraft produced by the Swedish manufacturer Saab AB, Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, in service with the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet) during World War II. The bomber version was designated B 17 and the reconaissance version S 17.
The Saab 17 was Saab's first own aircraft project. The Saab 17 could be equipped either with wheels, skis or floats. The B 17A was powered by a Swedish built Pratt & Whitney R-1830-SC3G Twin Wasp radial engine, the B 17B and the S 17B by a Swedish built Bristol Pegasus XXIV radial engine and the B 17C by a Piaggio P.XIbis RC.400 radial engine.
| Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine |
| Engine Model | Piaggio P.XIbis RC.40D |
| Engine Power | 760 kW | 1019 hp |
| max. Cruise Speed | 370 km/h | 200 kts
230 mph |
| max. Speed (vne) | 435 km/h | 235 kts
270 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 9.800 m | 32.152 ft |
| Range | 1.700 km | 918 NM
1.056 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 2.680 kg | 5.908 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 3.870 kg | 8.532 lbs |
| Wing Span | 13,70 m | 44 ft 11 in |
| Wing Area | 28,5 m² | 307 ft² |
| Length | 10,00 m | 32 ft 10 in |
| Height | 4,15 m | 13 ft 7 in |
| First Flight | 18.05.1940 |
| Production Status | out of production |
| Production Range | 1941-1944 |
| Total Production | 325 |
| Data for (Version) | Saab B 17C |
| Variants | Saab B 17A, B 17B, B 17C, S 17BL, S 17BS |
