Saab 105 | |
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General information | |
Type | Jet trainer and light attack aircraft |
National origin | Sweden |
Manufacturer | Saab AB |
Status | retired in military service, Active in Swedish Air Force Historic Flight |
Primary users | Swedish Air Force (Historical) Austrian Air Force (historical) |
Number built | 192 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1963–1972 |
Introduction date | 17 July 1967 |
First flight | 29 June 1963[1] |
Retired | Austrian Air Force (31 December 2020) Swedish Air Force (18 June 2024) |
The Saab 105 is a Swedish high-wing, twinjet trainer aircraft developed in the early 1960s as a private venture by Saab AB.[2] The Swedish Air Force, which had opted to procure the type for various roles, issued the aircraft with the designation Sk 60. The Sk 60 entered service in 1967, replacing the ageing De Havilland Vampire fleet.
The Swedish Air Force bought 150 aircraft and another 40 were exported to Austria, designated Saab 105Ö. The Saab 105 is the aircraft used by Swedish Air Force display team Team 60 and was formerly used by two display teams of the Austrian Air Force, "Karo As" and "Silver Birds".