För bästa upplevelse och funktion av denna webbplats vänligen aktivera javascript.
S A Beagle Bulldog, SK 61A

The Scottish Aviation Bulldog or Beagle B 125 Bulldog is a British two-seat training aircraft designed by Beagle Aircraft and later manufactured by Scottish Aviation.
History
At the end of the 60s, the Swedish Air Force planned to acquire a new training aircraft as a replacement for the SK 50. The choice fell on the Beagle B125 Bulldog. However, the manufacturer went bankrupt and the contract was taken over by Scottish Aviation, which came to deliver the aircraft to the Swedish Air Force. In connection with this purchase, the Swedish Army also decided to acquire Bulldog, as a replacement for aircraft SK 50.
The Air Force bought 58 aircraft, which were designated SK 61A and SK 61B. The army, in turn, bought 20 aircraft, which received the designation Fpl 61C. The idea was that the Air Force's war organization, or eleven artillery air platoons, would take over the Air Force's SK 61A/B in the event of mobilization. Since all aircraft were intended to be used in war, the Air Force departed from the previous practice of painting school aircraft yellow, instead SK 61 A/B was painted plain green. SK 61C in turn was pattern painted, as the first aircraft type, with the then newly developed four-colour camouflage.
Sk 61A/B
Delivery of SK 61A/B began in 1971 and ended the following year. The SK 61A was a standard training aircraft, while the SK 61B (six) could be equipped with the Robot 53.
The robot installation was mainly used to train AJ 37 pilots for the use of the more advanced and costly Robot 05 (as both robots were manually controlled by the pilot). The last flight with the Sk 61 took place in 2001. Several aircraft were transferred to the civil register and on to the Aviation Academy, others were sold on the civilian market.
SK 61C
Delivery of SK 61C began in the fall of 1972 and was completed in the summer of the following year. The aircraft were assigned the number series 61 to 80 and the unit letter W (Wilhelm).
The aircraft was mainly used for training and fire control. In total, four aircraft had total breakdowns and one had burned up in connection with a tanker fire. The remaining 15 aircraft were donated in 1989 to the Air Force (where they were renamed SK 61C).
Fick du hjälp av informationen på sidan?
Ge oss gärna feedback så att vi kan göra hemsidan och informationen bättre.