North American F86 Sabre

The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic combat aircraft developed for the US Air Force. The F-86 was developed in the 1940s following the end of World War II and was one of the most-produced western jet fighters in the Cold War era

Specifications (F-86F)

Data from Quest for Performance^[35]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 1 in (11.3 m)
• Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m)
• Wing area: ft² (m²)
• Empty weight: lb (kg)
• Loaded weight: 13,791 lb (6,300 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× General Electric J47 turbojet, 5,200 lbf (24 kN)
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0132
• Drag area: 3.8 ft² (0.35 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 4.78

Performance

• Maximum speed: 685 mph (595 knots, 1,100 km/h)
• Range: 1,200 mi (1,000 nm, 1,900 km)
• Service ceiling: 49,000 ft (14,900 m)
• Rate of climb: 7,250 ft/min (36.8 m/s)
• Thrust/weight: 0.38
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 15.1
• Time to altitude: 6.3 min to 30,000 ft (9,145 m)

Armament

• Guns: 6× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns