Per Andersson wrote in message ...
OXMORON1 wrote:
Rob noted his disgust with SAAB in stating:

I'm paying $400 for this model, so it DOES **** me off. SAAB sucks...
I've waited months for this garbage


Point one, Did this proposal ever make it off the proposal table? The nuke
portion was probably classified and still is. "Proper drawings" were probably
never even made.


As I have some insight in these matters I dare to say that
no drawing ever existed for the actual weapon. The size
and weight for the physical package was known but the
project never got beyond that stage. Bofors was never
officially contracted to manufacture any weapon but they
were the only natural choice.

/Per

I guess your insight is rather poor considering the fact that the
proposed nuclear bomb had a name- Surte (Norse Fire Demon/God)- and
that preliminary drawings of the weapon do exist according to an
ex-engineer from Bofors. The Swedish Govt. also continued to
investigate various designs for nuclear weapons long after Sweden
"officially" vowed not to possess such a weapon.
Second, after my first inquiry to SAAB my request was immediately
forwarded to the historical administrator there with promises to
provide all the requested information- which DID include the
dimensions of the A.36 bomb bay. The subsequent request for info on
the Surte/Bofors connection was declined... so it seems that issue is
probably still classified.
However, when I first posted about the A.36 months ago at RAM I
recieved an e-mail from an ex-engineer from Bofors that gave me the
name of the proposed weapon and was informed that Bofors would have
definately assembled the first weapon which was at that time very
similar to the British free-fall nukes in basic configuration.
So, I guess I will just use that as a guideline for the model maker
and have him customize the color of the weapon (black w/ red flames)
with the name Surte on it.
Anyway, I am highly disappointed that SAAB did not honor their promise
and provide the history of the project, proposed color schemes, proper
configuration of the second A.36 proposal, and correct dimensions for
the bomb bay of that aircraft. It IS important for historical detail.

Rob

p.s. You are also wrong about the size and weight of the weapon. Surte
refers to the heavier larger yield weapon, not the lighter smaller
yield one. So there were at least two original designs, not one. Also,
there is no bomb bay shown on the original 3-way of the #1376. But
there is a detailed one on the #1377, the aircraft with the revised
dorsal air intake and refined delta wing/tail. This leads me to
believe the #1377 is the final design for the A.36 and that some idea
of the dimensions of the Surte were known when that design was made.

p.s.s. Care to comment?