F-86 Sabre
North American
F-86
Crew: 1
Power: General Electric J47-GE-17B turbojet engine
3,402 kg / 7,500 lb afterburning thrust
Max. Speed: 1138 kph / 707 mph
Ceiling: 16,640 m / 54,600 ft
Range: 1,344 km / 835 miles
Climb: 3,660 m / 12,000 ft per minute
Weight -
Empty: 5,656 kg / 12,470 lb
Max. Take Off: 7,756 kg / 17,100 lb
Size -
Wingspan: 11.3 m / 37 ft 1 in
Wing Area: 26.76 sq m / 288 sq ft
Length: 12.29 m / 40 ft 4 in
Height: 4.57 m / 15 ft
Armament:
6 - 12.7 mm / 0.50 in M2 Browning Machine Guns (1,602 rounds total)
5,300 lb payload on 4 hardpoints -
often 2 - 1,000 lb bombs + 2 - 200 gallon Drop Tanks
or
24 - 70 mm / 2.75 in unguided Mighty Mouse high explosive rockets (F-86D)
in place of machine guns
F-86 versus MiG 15 video
A rare in flight side by side comparison of two legendary foes over MiG Alley during the Korean War taken by Richard Seaman.
MiG Alley adversaries by Richard Seaman.
Korean War vintage F-86 cockpit.
Canopy-jettison and seat-ejection require pulling
separate levers in the correct order.
F-86 ejection seat.
F-86 beneath the skin panels.
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