Engineering:ASJA L2

Ö 9
Role	Military trainer
Manufacturer	ASJA
Introduction	1932
Primary user	Swedish Air Force
Number built	2

The ASJA L2 was a Swedish biplane trainer aircraft built for the Swedish Air Force in the early 1930s. It was designated Ö 9 in that service. The fuselage was of fabric-covered, welded steel tube construction and accommodated the pilot and instructor in tandem open cockpits. The wings were fabric-covered wood and were of staggered, single bay layout.

Only two examples were built, one with wheels and the other with floats. The landplane served until written off in a crash in 1937 and the floatplane until made obsolete in 1940.

Operators

Sweden

• Swedish Air Force

Units using this aircraft

• Wing F 1 at Västerås
• Wing F 2 at Hägernäs

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and instructor
• Length: 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in)
• Gross weight: 1,960 kg (4,320 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-975 radial engine , 250 kW (330 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 175 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn)

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 51. 
• Military Aviation in Sweden (website)