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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American | |
| Base model: | F-86 | |
| Designation: | F-86 | |
| Version: | L | |
| Nickname: | SabreJet | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 40' 3.25" | 12.2 m | |
| Height: | 15' 0" | 4.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 39' 1.5" | 11.9 m | |
| Wingarea: | 313.3 sq ft | 29.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 13,822 lb | 6,268 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 18,484 lb | 8,382 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J47-GE-33 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 5,550 lb | 2,517 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 750 miles | 1,207 km | |
| Max Speed: | 693 mph | 1,115 km/h | 602 kt |
| Climb: | 12,200 ft/min | 3,718 m/min | |
Examples of this type may be found at
F-86L on display
Air Power Park and Museum | March Field Museum | McClellan Aviation Museum | ||
North Carolina ANG - 145th AG, Charlotte | Peterson Air & Space Museum | Pima Air & Space Museum | Reflections of Freedom Historical Air Park | |
South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | Travis Air Force Museum | USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park | Wyoming ANG - 153th AG, Cheyenne |
Recent comments by our visitors
| John Conrader Mount Dora, FL | Flew F86Ds and F86Ls with 71st FIS at /Selfridge AFB, Michigan 1957 til we checked out in "Deuces" in 1959
Air guard F84.s from Detroit Wayne (now Detroit Metropolitan (DTW) would "jump us" right after T.O...quick message to GCI control to let them know we would be right back in two minutes after we "Waxed Them"(usually one hard turn and a barrel roll would do it or if I was feelilng kind, two turns :-)))))) 02/01/2009 @ 05:12 [ref: 23597] |
| William Reynolds Columbia, IL | Great Site
I had the opportunity and extreme pleasure to fly the F-86D/L for two years 1957-59 and for the 324th FIS at Westover AFB and Sidi Slimane, Morocco. It was an excellent aircraft to fly. In the 20 years of flight experience and in many other types of aircraft, it was the best to fly in all areas. It was even the best during my approximately 30 minutes of unscheduled glider time (3 occasions, fuel control, fire, bearings). I was interested in the slides featuring Capt Robert Almes on the F-86D site, and his ability in electronics. I was present during his first breadboard mockup of cutting the scramble time to the alert aircraft hanger. It may not be important to anyone except me, but as of February 1959, I had the best scramble time of 3.5 minutes to get the bird in the air after the horn sounded. William Reynolds 12/25/2008 @ 13:28 [ref: 23342] |
| Jerome Burton Torrance, CA | Crewed F-86Ds in Germany from 1956-59 while with the 526th FIS, 86th FIW. As a member of the USAFE 1958 Rocket Team we traveled to Moody AFB and picked up some F-86Ls from somewhere and worked to get them up to 526th standards for the William Tell Meet. Except for the slightly longer wing span and some avionic changes the 'L' was basically a -45 F-86D that we were used to. Taxiing the birds to the run-up pad at Moody meant negotiating some rather narrow taxi roads, I remember, with civilian workers in the culverts. We crewchiefs had some stories to tell about that. It was our first (and only)experience with the 'L'. I thought the F-86D/L was a beautiful bird... 05/17/2004 @ 23:20 [ref: 7424] |
| Philip J. Marsala Salt Lake City, UT | I built these F-86's at North American Aviation, location: LAX. This was in 1952 t0 1954. 02/16/2001 @ 01:40 [ref: 1649] |
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