British Aerospace P.1233-1 Saba

The British Aerospace P.1233-1 Saba (Small Agile Battlefield Aircraft) was a project of a British anti-helicopter and close air support attack aircraft, designed by British Aerospace.^[1][2]

Specifications

Data from Flight International, 5 December 1987, page 9^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 20.39 m² (219.5 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 4,535 kg (9,998 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 4,989 kg (10,999 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T55-based propfan, 3,357 kW (4,502 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 740 km/h (460 mph, 400 kn)
• Wing loading: 242 kg/m² (50 lb/sq ft)
• Takeoff distance: 300 m (1,000 ft)

Armament

• Six AIM-132 advanced short-range air-to-air missiles
• Internal 25 mm (0.98 in) cannon with 150 rounds

See also

• PZL-230 Skorpion
• Scaled Composites ARES

References

1. "BAe unveils secret Havoc killer" (PDF). Defence. Flight International. Vol. 132, no. 4091. Kingston upon Thames, England, UK. 5 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013.
2. "BAe shows Saba alternative". Defence. Flight International. Vol. 132, no. 4092. Kingston upon Thames, England, UK. 12 December 1987. pp. 8–9. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.

External links

• Brown, David A. (14 December 1987). "British seek risk-sharing partners for high-agility aircraft project". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Vol. 127, no. 24. p. 61. ISSN 0005-2175.
• Buttler, Tony (2003). "BAe Kingston SABA". British secret projects: Jet bombers since 1949. Midland Publishing. pp. 166–168. ISBN 1-85780-130-X. OCLC 51270761.
• "Propfan tank/helo hunter". Tech Update. Popular Mechanics. Vol. 165, no. 10. Kingston upon Thames, England, UK. October 1988. p. 14. ISSN 0032-4558.
• Richards, Geoff (11 May 2020). "'Havoc' killer: An insider describes Britain's cancelled Small Agile Battlefield Aircraft". Hush-Kit.