North American F-86 Sabre Family
The North American F-86 Sabre was an early swept-wing jet aircraft developed for the newly independent United States Air Force. Its 35-degree swept wing, automatic leading-edge slats, and later all-moving tail helped make high-subsonic flight controllable and influenced the transition from straight-wing postwar jets to transonic designs. Numerous day-fighter, interceptor, reconnaissance, and license-built variants served internationally.
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Identity
- Aliases
- F-86 SabreF-86SabreXP-86XF-86F-86AF-86EF-86FF-86DF-86KF-86L
- Family Name
- North American F-86 Sabre
- Full Name
- North American F-86 Sabre Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The North American F-86 Sabre was an early swept-wing jet aircraft developed for the newly independent United States Air Force. Its 35-degree swept wing, automatic leading-edge slats, and later all-moving tail helped make high-subsonic flight controllable and influenced the transition from straight-wing postwar jets to transonic designs. Numerous day-fighter, interceptor, reconnaissance, and license-built variants served internationally.
- First Flight Year
- 1,947
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One exact General Electric J47-GE-13 turbojet in the F-86 Sabre airframe; Boeing gives approximately 5,200 lbf thrust.
- Name
- F-86 Sabre J47-GE-13 installation
- Notes
- Applies only to the historical F-86 Sabre specification documented by Boeing, which names one General Electric J-47-13 turbojet. F-86A/E/F subseries and alternate J47 variants, including J47-GE-27, remain unmodeled until each exact installation is separately sourced.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:30:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 02:00:04 UTC
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