09/30/2009. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "When designing a successor to the Saab J 29, the engineering team under Erik Bratt eventually came up with a double delta planform. After wind tunnel and model research, a manned 70% scale test aircraft was built, designated Saab 210 and nicknamed "Lill Draken" ("Little Dragon"). Powered by an 880 lb (400 kg) st Armstrong Siddeley Adder turbojet, it was first flown by SAAB test pilot Bengt R. Olow on January 21, 1952.

(Walter van Tilborg Memorial Collection)

The Saab 210 was initially fitted with nose intakes, separated by a small nose cone.

Later the nose intakes were replaced by side intakes to provide more airflow. The concept eventually led to the Saab 35 Draken (Dragon).

(Detlef Billig Collection)

(Detlef Billig Collection)

After 887 flights totaling 286 hours the Saab 210 was donated to the Flygvapnet museum."