GB-12
Camera Pod
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This variant
Reconnaissance version with a camera pod. The Austrian Armed Forces had 8 Vinten pods with 5 cameras each. The reconnaissance and light ground-attack roles ended in the mid-1990s.
| Tail number | GB-12 |
|---|---|
| Pod | Vinten camera pod |
| Cameras | 5 × Vinten 360AC: 1 forward, 2 vertical, 2 sideways |
Saab 105 OE specifications
| Length | 10.80 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 9.50 m |
| Height | 2.70 m |
| Wing area | 16.30 m² |
| Empty weight | 3,085 kg |
| Max. take-off weight | 5,700 kg |
| Internal fuel | 2,550 l |
| Drop tanks | 2 × 490 l |
| Engines | 2 × General Electric J85-17B |
| Thrust per engine | 12.68 kN |
| Maximum speed | 970 km/h |
| Rate of climb | 75 m/s |
| Service ceiling | 13,100 m |
| Radius of action | approx. 850 km |
| Ferry range (2 drop tanks) | 2,770 km |
| Load factors | −3 g to +6 g |
| External stores | up to 750 kg on 6 hardpoints |
| Crew | 2 (4 seats with conversion kit) |
Sources: doppeladler.com, militaeraktuell.at, scramble.nl