Saab 38

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Saab 38
Role Attack/Trainer
Manufacturer Saab / Alenia Aermacchi
Status Cancelled project

The Saab 38 (also known as B3LA or A 38/Sk 38 ) was a single-engine jet trainer and attack aircraft planned by Saab during the 1970s. The project was a collaboration between Saab and the Italian aircraft manufacturer Aermacchi . [ citation needed ] It was to replace the older Saab 105 jet trainer in the Swedish Air Force , but the aircraft never got past the drawing board and was canceled in 1979 in favour of the more advanced Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter.

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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