The SAAB A32 Lansen (Swedish:"lance") was a two-seater attack aircraft produced by SAAB from 1955 to 1960 for Flygvapnet, the Swedish air force. 450 aircraft were produced in different variants for ground attack and maritime strike (A32), all-weather fighter (J32) and reconnaissance tasks (S32). Later on some aircrafts were modified for use as target tugs and ECM aircrafts. There were no trainer versions, but some Lansens had rudimentary controls installed in the rear seat. SAAB (originally an acronym for Svenska Aeroplan AB, where AB stands for aktiebolaget (corporation)) AB was founded as a Swedish aircraft concern in 1937 in the city of Linköping, in Sweden. ... A ground attack aircraft is an aircraft that is designed to operate very close to the ground, supporting infantry and tanks directly in battle. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1955: Events February February 26 - George F. Smith becomes the first person to survive a supersonic ejection, from a North American F-100 Super Sabre travelling (Mach 1. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1960: Events January January 1 - Fiji Airways is reconstituted, becoming equally owned by BOAC, QANTAS, and Tasman Empire Airways. ... The Swedish Air Force, or Flygvapnet, is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden. ... ECM is an abbreviation of: Electret condenser microphone Electro chemical machining Electronic countermeasures Electronic control module Elliptic curve method (integer factorization) Enterprise content management Error correction mode (fax protocol) Extracellular matrix See also: ECM (record label) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

Lansen was a humble aircraft that never stood out compared to other nation's fighters. It was, however, one of the first airplanes in the world to be designed partly by using computers, in Lansen's case the wings. It was also the first Swedish aircraft to reach supersonic speed when making a shallow dive. Airforce pilots often described it as pleasant to fly. It had a formidable armament of four 30mm ADEN cannon. The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... Any speed over the speed of sound, which is approximately 343 m/s, 1,087 ft/s, 761 mph or 1,225 km/h at sea level, is said to be supersonic. ... Aviators are people who fly aircraft either for pleasure or for a job. ... The Royal Small Arms Factory ADEN is a 30mm cannon used on many military aircraft, particularly those of the British RAF and FAA. Development The ADEN (named for the Armament Development Establishment, where it was designed, and Enfield, where it is produced) was developed in the late 1940s as a...

The A32 Lansen was Sweden's last purpose-built attack aircraft.

External link

• Webpage about A32.