Review: F-86 Sabre From Milviz
By Bill Stack
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Screen shots by Milviz |
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North American Aviation's F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter developed in the mid 1940s. As a worthy challenger for the Soviet Union's MiG-15 in aerial combat, it is considered the best aircraft of the Korean War. It was the first swept-wing fighter flown by the United States Air Force. Althouth it was obsolete by the end of the 1950s, it was flown by other air forces until the mid 1990s. Often called "Sabrejet," almost 10,000 were built in 21 models, and more than 25 nations have deployed it. More than 50 are privately owned and registered in the United States.
An F-86A set a world speed record of 670.9 miles per hour in 1948. During the Korean War, F-86 pilots shot down 792 Soviet MiGs versus 76 Sabres for a success ratio of 10 to 1. (National Museum of the Air Force)
Despite the USAF's best efforts to keep shot-down Sabres from the enemy, one F-86 that was downed in Korea was ferried to Moscow and studied intensively by the Soviet Union military. The optical gun sight and radar were copied and used against American fighters in the Vietnam War. (Wikipedia)
Being a military combat aircraft, the F-86 Sabre does not compare with any stock FSX aircraft that you might be already familiar with, so I can give only a generalized comparison: It's shorter than a Learjet 45 (37 feet versus 58 feet), slightly lighter than the Learjet 45 (11,125 versus 12,850 pounds), and about 30 percent faster than the Learjet 45 (687 MPH versus 533 MPH).
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| Specification | F-86 | |
| Occupants | 1 | |
| Maximum Take-off Weight | 20,650 LBS 9,367 KG |
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| Empty Weight | 10,500 LBS 4,763 KG |
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| Useful Load | 10,150 LBS 4,604 KG |
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| Fuel Capacity 2 | 437 USG 1,650 L |
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| Maximum Speed | 680 MPH 1,094 KPH |
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| Cruising Speed | 525 MPH 845 KPH |
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| Ceiling | 45,000 FT 13,725 M |
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| Range 3 | 1,200 NM 2,222 KM |
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| Length | 37.5 FT 11 M |
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| Wing Span | 39.5 FT 12 M |
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| Power 3 | 5,200 LBS 2,359 L |
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| Sources: Milviz unless otherwise noted, 2) Wikipedia, 3) USAF Museum | ||
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