SAAB 21
fighter
1943

     
   
     

The only aircraft in the world produced with both piston and jet engine and the only combat aircraft of the WWII with the pusher propeller. The first prototype flew on July 30, 1943. 299 built.

Crew: 1
Engine: 1 x Deimler-Benz DB 605B, 1100kW
Wingspan: 11.6m
Length: 10.45m
Height: 3.96m
Wing area: 22.2m2		 Start mass: 4150kg
Empty mass: 3250kg
Max speed: 640kph
Ceiling: 11000m
Armament: 1 x 20mm cannon, 4 x 13.2mm MG

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