Saab J35XS

This page is about the premium Swedish jet fighter Saab J35XS. For other versions, see SAAB 35 Draken (Family).

Saab J35XS

Saab J35XS

Sweden

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.3	11.0	11.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Jet fighter

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Description

The Saab J35XS Draken is a premium gift rank VII Finnish jet fighter in the Swedish tech tree with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB) and 11.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 9 000 m2 250 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude12 500 m

EngineSvenska Flygmotor RM 6С

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

The Saab J-35XS turns very fast, however turning too fast at lower speeds can also lead to a so called "super-stall", which may lead to a crash. Tight turns also lead to a significant loss of energy/speed.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 9,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	N/A	N/A	12500	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	900
Upgraded	2390	2250		24.1	25.0	208.2	177.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
X	X	X	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	500	-	-	-	~13	~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 850	< 700	< 700	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Svenska Flygmotor RM6C		1	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	5,765 kgf	7,800 kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear500 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 147

RB6 206

SB5 875

Crew training10 000

Experts1 160 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces2 150 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 130 / 310 / 600 %

2 × 232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Engine G-suit	Fuselage repair Airframe Wings repair Cover EFS	aden_belt_pack Flares/Chaff m/56d aden_new_gun m/57 RB24J

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Saab J35XS is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannon, wing-mounted (120 rpg)
  • 1 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannon + 12 x large calibre countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Saab J35XS can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without Load
• 6 x RB24J (Export AIM-9J) air-to-air missiles
• 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets
• 12 x m/56D rockets
• 4 x RB24J air-to-air missiles (Export AIM-9J) + 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets
• 4 x RB24J air-to-air missiles (Export AIM-9J) + 12 x m/56D rockets
• 2 x RB24J air-to-air missiles (Export AIM-9J) + 76 x 7,5 cm srak m/57B rockets + 8 x m/56D rockets

Usage in battles

Use the 6 RB24J (Export AIM-9J) air-to-air missiles you have access to by sneaking up on opponents from behind.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

• Superior maneuverability at all speeds
• Good energy retention at higher speeds (above 850 km/h)
• High top speed
• Good climb performance
• Good acceleration
• Low stall speed
• Hard-hitting 30 mm cannons
• Good air-to-air missiles

Cons:

• Bleeds energy quickly at lower speeds (below 750 km/h)
• Relatively low maximum fuel load and a fuel thirsty afterburner
• Wings may rip with roll and elevator input at supersonic speeds
• Cannons are placed fairly far from the center (convergence issue)
• Cannons have low velocity and ammo
• All cannon belts lack tracers
• Only has unguided rockets for CAS
• Few countermeasures
• Unstable wing design; if not careful can easily enter an unrecoverable stall or flat spin when maneuvering at low speeds

History

Saab 35S (Sigurd) was a series of export Drakens sold to the Finnish Air Force starting from 1970. S stands for Suomi (Finland in Finnish). In Finland the Saab 35 received the designation DK (for Draken).

    The series consisted of 4 versions:

• Saab 35XS – dedicated export version of the Saab 35F for Finland. X stands for export and S for Suomi. 12 copies were built by Saab and assembled under licence by Valmet in Finland.
• Saab 35FS – ex-Swedish J 35F1s sold to Finland. 24 sold and used as fighters.
• Saab 35BS – ex-Swedish J 35Bs sold to Finland. 8 sold and used as advanced trainers, with the exception of one which was used for schooling mechanics.
• Saab 35CS – ex-Swedish Sk 35Cs sold to Finland. 5 sold and used as trainers. Flew unarmed.

In Finnish service the Draken was uniquely outfitted with the Soviet R-13M missile at times. By the mid 1980s the 35FS and 35XS Drakens were upgraded with the same extra pylons as the Swedish J 35J. By 1993 the 35XS also received flare and chaff countermeasures.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken

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