revised at 2004-04-01
Sweden
The Saab Safir meeting in 2004 will take place the weekend of 20-22 august
at Sovdeborg (ESMI) in the south of Sweden.
Please help us spread the word in your club or Safir community.
Official invitation will follow.
www.flygkonsulterna-moe.se
www.home3.swipnet.se/~w-37691/flyg.htm
E mail: info@flygkonsulterna-moe.se
Norway
In june 14 - 16 2002 there were an Safirmeeting at Röros ENRO in Norway
1998 year's big
Safirmeeting
was held at Oslo/Kjeller on the 28-30th of August.
Enjoy some Pictures
from this meeting.
Look how The Safir's 50th aniversary ( 1997 ) was celebrated.
Read Viggo Stenbekk's story when he flew his A-Safir home to Norway.
Noise
Kjell Franzén
has got a inquiry from Germany about noisereadings for B- or B-2 Safirs.
Does anybody know anything about these readings ?
Please contact Goran Forsgren tel int +46-3838 2525
Warning !!!
Is Your Safir modified ? A bolt in the
undercarriage must be
checked !
Ref:
Bulletin 91.2.006 _ 2000-04-28
LVD 2000-05-05
SAD 1-154 R1
Go to Safir Spare parts page
More Safirs !!
We recently found out from Stig Holmström at SAAB AEROSPACE AB,
that John M.W. Sayers has bought 16 st SAAB Safirs
and 2 st B17 from Ethiopia.
John has apparently already made one Safir airworthy.
Maybe he is interested in selling spare parts ?
John M.W. Sayers
93 Milner Road Kensington
B Randburg 2195
South Africa
Tel +2711 7945224
Fax +2711 7945224
Maintenance
SAAB in Linkoping has envolved "Flygkonsulterna
i Malmoe AB" who is supposed to be responsable for spareparts,
servicebulletins and so on.
Contact Sven Goran Bertilsson with
mail or tel int +
46 40 305 860 or 304 240
Flygkonsulterna i Malmoe AB
Box 492
SE-201 24 MALMO
Guy Valvekens "needs
two expansion hoses (the famous hydraulic ring chambers or rubber lungs)"
Hasseltsestraat 50, 3290 Diest BELGIUM, Tel: +32 13 335 405
Alan House (UK) of G-SAFR is looking for new front windscreens for restauration of his G-SAFR.
Contact him through Doewe Pelleboer doewe.pel@home.nl
Fueltank
"Flygkonsulterna i Malmoe AB" can get wingtanks. Please contact Sven Goran Bertilsson (address above).
SE-IRN has problem with cracks on the spinner. Contact:
Goran Backstrom, Kanslervagen 7 SE 237 31 BJARRED
Tel/Fax +46 46 29 33 65
Propeller
SE-LAZ has been equiped with Erik Bratt's second propeller-prototype
announces Leif
Pettersson / FC Flygklubb.
It has a cruise speed of 220 km/h and the takeoff distance is increased by
15 %. Price ~ 15 000 SEK.
Ärna flygklubb F16 ( Uppsala ) checks their propellers at Ostermans.
Please write in german to Hoffman. Fax 009 49 8031 18 78 78. They will reply in English.
Also contact Norrönafly at Fornebu i Norge. Postbox 64 1330 Oslo lufthamn
Tfn + 47 67 53 90 66, fax + 47 67 59 03 20.
Errol Lindqvist on F10 ( Angelholm ) is trying to find a solution to the propeller issue.
Flying clubs with SAAB Safir on the net:
Vapnö FK Halmstad
Intresseföreningen Safir Halmstad
Flying Museum LELYSTAD Holland
Sola Flystasjon Flyklubb Stavanger
Kamratföreningen Safiren Borås
Pictures
Look at Henrik Bergman's Safirbilder
Picture of F7 Safirer ( 912 kB )
Scan your favorite Safir-pictures and send a link so you can see them from here.
Per Clausen on Bornholm has a beautiful Safir
Literature
The book about SAAB Safir "Historien om ett skolflygplan" (
The story of a trainer ) is written by
Anders Annerfalk and Christer Sidelov
It can be orderd by depositing 225 SEK on "postgiro" 414 80
40-1..
You can also order the book via fax intcode+46 13 639 70 or 18 38 33. The
price is still 225 SEK, but postage will be added.
Anders can also be reached by mail; Box 54 SE 590 70 Ljungsbro.
Read more about The Safir history
In number 5-98 NOSTALGIA magazine, there is an article about the Safir.
Register
Download a list
on all flying Safirs in Excel-format
Please check if the information is up to date. Report changes to
Mats Nordlund
What kind of information do you think belongs on "SAAB Safirs official website" ?
The intention with the layout of this website, is that it should be easy
to download, and not place any high demands on either the computer,
modem or browser. The website must also be easy to update and maintain.
Send your suggestions to: Mats Nordlund, fax 035 21 19 21, or by mail to:
Wapno Flygklubb
c/o Flygvapnet
Box 516
SE-301 80 HALMSTAD
This beautiful picture was taken outside Linköping showing a 3ship formation from F3 VeteranFlygklubb , Malmen
