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F-86 SABRE

Aircraft at the Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42



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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 fighter

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