F-86 Sabre
GENERAL INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER: North American Aviation
PRODUCTION PERIOD: 1948 to 1965
NUMBER PRODUCED: 8,472 Total All Sources
PRODUCTION SERIES: USAF: F-86A, E, F, & H single-seat A/C,
F-86D, K, & L radar interceptors, RF-86F photo-reconnaissance
ROLES: Originally designed as a land-based fair-weather air
superiority fighter for the US Air Force; later developed into a land-based
all-weather multi-mission aircraft for the US Air Force, capable of close air
support and radar guided air defense
PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
(Figures given are for the F-86A model)
MAXIMUM SPEED: 695 mph at sea level (Mach 0.94)
SERVICE CEILING: 48,000 feet above sea level
RANGE: 1,615 miles
WEAPONS: Six M3 .50 cal. Browning machine guns and assorted air
to ground bombs and rockets
CREW: Pilot
LENGTH: 37 feet, 6 inches
WINGSPAN: 37 feet, 1 inch
HEIGHT: 14 feet, 8 inches
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 14,981 lbs.
POWERPLANT: General Electric J47-GE-27 axial flow turbojet
providing 5,910 lbs. of thrust
ACHIEVEMENTS: First operational USAF swept-wing jet fighter; first
US production aircraft capable of achieving Mach 1; during the Korean War the
F-86 achieved a 10:1 kill ratio over the Soviet MiG-15 figher
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