F-86 Sabre Specifications Manufacturer: First Flight: Wingspan: Length: Height: Weight: Max Speed: Cruising Speed: Range: Ceiling: Power Plant: Crew: Armament:	North American Aviation  October 1, 1947  37 ft. 1 in.  37 ft.  14 ft. 1 in.  11,125 lbs.(empty), 15,198 lbs.(loaded),  18,152 lbs.(max takeoff)  687 mph  513 mph  1,525 mi.  49,600 ft. @ combat weight  1x General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet,   5,910 lbs. thrust  1  6x .50 cal. M3 Browning machine guns,  variety of rocket launchers; e.g.: 2 Matra  rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets  per pod, 5,300 lbs. bombs on 4 external  hardpoints, max standard loadout being 2x  1,000 lb bombs plus 2 drop tanks of napalm  canisters or a tactical nuclear weapon.	The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. The Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter that could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953). Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the '50s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable, and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous world air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994. Courtesy: Wikipedia
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