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Category. | Statistic. |
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First flight on. | 1949. |
Retired on. | Sill in use. |
Major contractor(s). | North American Aviation. |
Dose it use nukes or cruse missiles. | No. |
Fight ceiling. | 49,750 ft (15,163 m). |
Top speed. | 693 mph (1,115 km/h)/Mach 0.91. |
VTOL. | No. |
Range. | 330 miles (531 km). |
Crew. | 1. |
Nationality(s). | American. |
Class. | Fighter interceptor. |
Rate of climb. | 12,150 ft/min (61.7 m/s). |
Links. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre, http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/exhibits/aircrafts and http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=120. |
It was based on North American Aviation's F-86 Sabre day fighter, the F-86D had only 25% construction commonality with other Sabre variants, with a larger fuselage, larger afterburner engine, and a distinctive nose radome.