J35J Draken

Role

Fighter
Multirole^[1]

DLC / Special Variants

J35J -Cipher-

Appearances

Ace Combat 2
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat Infinity

The J35J Draken is a multirole aircraft capable of STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing). It debuted in Ace Combat 2 and was later featured in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War and Ace Combat Infinity. It features distinctive double-delta wing layout, and blended wing body. Because of its wing design, and lack of sophisticated fly-by-wire system, Draken is a very unstable aircraft, requiring high skills from its pilot.

History

Strangereal

In the early days of the Belkan War, Cipher operated the Draken as his starter aircraft before moving on to the F-15C Eagle.^[2]

During the counter-insurgency operation against the organization "A World With No Boundaries" in 1995, Alberto Lopez, flight leader of the organization's Espada Team, used a Draken as his main aircraft until the squadron's defeat in Operation Valkyrie.^[3] In addition, 2 other aces, Felix Boesch, callsign Blitz,^[4] and Emil Wilheim, callsign Zugvogel,^[5] also used the Draken.

During the Usean coup d'état, Usean Rebel Forces deployed a limited number of Drakens over the Chopinburg Rainforest as depicted in Ace Combat 2.^[6] However it is absent in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy's version of the event.

Infinity universe

The Draken was made available for UNF pilots to use against USEA Federation forces during Operation Eternal Liberation.

Game Analysis

Ace Combat Infinity

"A multirole used by five countries, including the Swedish Air Force.
The first aircraft in the world to use the double delta main wing, as well as pioneering strakes and the blended wing body, having a large effect on subsequent aerospace design.
It demands a high level of piloting skills to fly, due to a lack of flight stability and no fly-by-wire style control system.
Known as the "Draken", meaning "dragon.""

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The Draken is available through the Aircraft Tree.

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	SAAM	RKTL	HVAA	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	375	9,000	65	78	3	–	–	F+	F+	F+	F+	F	F+
2	408	1,800	73	82	5	–	–	F+	F+	E	F+	F+	E
3	441	3,750	82	86	6	–	–	E	E	E	E	F+	E
4	474	6,900	91	92	7	6	–	E+	E	E	E	E	E+
5	507	12,750	100	98	8	7	–	D	E+	E+	E	E	D
6	540	72,000^[a]	107	104	10	9	–	D	E+	E+	E	E	D+
7	573	37,800	114	110	11	10	9	D+	E+	E+	E+	E+	C
8	606	87,000	121	116	12	11	10	D+	D	D	D	E+	C
9	639	292,500	128	122	13	12	12	C	D	D	D	E+	C+
10	672	528,000	135	128	14	13	14	C	D+	D	D	E+	B
11	719	783,360	142	132	15	14	15	C+	C	D+	D+	D	B+
12	766	963,900	149	136	16	15	16	B	C+	D+	D+	D+	A
13	813	1,356,600	159	140	17	16	17	B+	B	C	C	D+	A
14	860	2,030,400	163	144	18	17	18	A	B+	C+	C	C	A+
15	907	2,688,000	170	148	20	19	20	A+	A	C+	C+	C	S
16	966	3,990,600	177	150	21	20	21	S	A	B	C+	C+	S+
17	1025	5,070,000	184	152	22	21	22	S	A+	B	B	C+	S+
18	1083	5,700,000	191	154	23	22	23	S+	S	B+	B+	B	S+
19	1143	7,284,000	198	156	24	23	24	S+	S	A	B+	B+	S+
20	1202	9,186,000	204	158	26	25	26	S+	S+	A	A	B+	S+

Part Slots: At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 19 BODY, 17 ARMS, and 18 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

Nicknames: Upgrading this aircraft to these levels unlocked the respective nicknames for use at any time.

Lv.3: Lilldraken
Lv.10: Highway Star
Lv.15: Guardian Dragon of the North
Lv.20: World Snake

Skin Galleries

Description

Air superiority gray

Gallery

Flyby
Hangar

Description

Espada Team livery

Availability

Special Challenges

Gallery

Flyby view
Hangar view

Description

Two-tone desert camouflage, possibly based off of Shin Kazama's J35J from Area 88

Availability

Purchase from the Skilled Pilot Medal exchange for 200 (September 1, 2016–permanent)

Gallery

Flyby
Flyby
Hangar view
Hangar view

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

"An intercept aircraft capable of short take-off and landing (STOL). Its characteristic double delta wing design allows for low air resistance and high maneuverability at low speeds."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

The aircraft is automatically unlocked and purchased at the start of the game.

Statistics

Speed: 70
Mobility: 40
Stability: 30
Defense: 43
Air-to-Air: 25
Air-to-Ground: 40

Weapons

MSSL x50
SAAM x8
UGB x8
RCL x8

Named Aces

Zugvogel
Blitz
Espada 1

Colors

Standard: Air superiority grey with light grey nose cone
Mercenary: Pale green upper fuselage with dark grey lower fuselage and black nose coe
Soldier: Dark Green/Dark Brown two-tone camouflage
Knight: All over dark grey with light grey forward fuselage and black nose cone
Special: Espada One scheme: Crimson and Gold recolouring of the Soldier scheme

Gallery