F-86F Sabre

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"The Sabrejet"

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Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan, and Italy. In addition, 738 carrier-modified versions were purchased by the US Navy as FJ-2s and -3s. Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 airframes, and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112. The Sabre is by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.





SIZE: LENGTH 37 ft 1 in (11.30 m),
WINGSPAN 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m),

HEIGHT 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m),

EMPTY WEIGHT 11,125 lb (5,046 kg)

MAX TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 18,152 lb (8,234 kg)


SPEED: 687 mph (1,106 km/h, 597 kn) at sea level at 14,212 lb (6,446 kg) combat weight

SERVICE CEILING: 49,600 ft (15,100 m) at combat weight

RANGE:  1,525 mi (2,454 km, 1,325 nmi)



  • Rockets: variety of rocket launchers; e.g.: 2 Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets per pod
