__NOTOC__ The Saab 36 (also known as Projekt 1300) was a cancelled Swedish supersonic

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planned by

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during the 1950s. The aircraft was intended to be able to carry an 800 kg free-falling nuclear weapon, but the Swedish nuclear weapons program was cancelled in the 1960s; the plans for the bomber had been cancelled in 1957. The Saab 36 was to be fitted with delta wings, as was the

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fighter. The engine was to be a version of the British

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turbojet, the same engine powering the

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jet bomber. Saab 1300-71D Vindtunnelmodell

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