Summary: Saab, a renowned Swedish company, has produced several formidable military assets, including the “Flying Barrel,” or Saab 29. The fighter was built for action during the Cold War, most likely ...
The first swept-wing fighter to be built in Western Europe and clearly a child of the Cold War, the Saab 29, sometimes also referred to as the J29, fittingly earned the moniker “Tunnan” or “Barrel.” ...