J26 David

This page is about the premium Swedish fighter J26 David. For the regular version, see J26.

J26 David

J26 David

Sweden

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The J26 David is a premium gift rank III Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB) and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced during Update "Sky Guardians" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XI, "Her Majesty's Hussar".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 7 300 m708 km/h

Turn time21 s

Max altitude12 800 m

EnginePackard V-1650-7

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight5 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 7,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	687	665	12800	22.0	22.7	12.9	12.9	300
Upgraded	734	708		20.5	21.0	20.2	16.2

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
853	287	676	676	433	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 300	< 550	> 400

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural853 km/h

Gear287 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 600

RB3 970

SB2 134

Crew training10 000

Experts67 000

Aces400

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 70 / 190 / 350 %

2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	bmg50_belt_pack FSBC mk.1 bmg50_new_gun FSBC mk.5 FMBC mk.1

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 12.7 mm Akan m/45 machine gun

Ammunition1 260 rounds

Fire rate768 shots/min

The J26 David is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm Akan m/45 machine guns, wing-mounted (280 rpg outer + 350 rpg inner = 1,260 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (3)

Setup 12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb

Setup 22 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb

Setup 32 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb

The J26 David can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the J26 David from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Battle Pass: Her Majesty's Hussar discusses the J26 David at 02:00 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Related development

• P-51 (Family)

External links

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