Difference between revisions of "F-86 Sabre (Family)"

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F-86 may refer to:

F-86 variants A, B, C, D, E, F, H and J were a transonic aircraft fighter/day fighter jet referred to as Sabre or Sabrejet.
F-86 variants D, G, K and L were a transonic all-weather fighter/interceptor jet which was referred to as Sabre Dog. This version was originally specified as the YF-95, it was loosely based off the earlier F-86 variant but only had about 25% commonality, with major differences noted as a nose radome, larger engine (resulting in a larger fuselage) and a larger afterburner. Changing the YF-95 nomenclature to the F-86 series saved the government funding dollars due to loopholes in contracts regarding the procurement of new designation aircraft.
CL-13A Mk.5 and CL-13 Mk.6 were variants of the F-86E fighter with two different Orenda engines.

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 * [[CL-13B Mk.6|CL-13B Mk.6]]
 * [[F-86F-2]]
-* [[F-86K (France)]] - Originally speced as a F-95, reverted as an extension of the F-86 family to cut costs associated with new aircraft development.
+* [[F-86K (France)]]
+* [[F-86K (Italy)]]
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+;F-86 nomenclature confusion
+* F-86 variants A, B, C, D, E, F, H and J were a transonic aircraft fighter/day fighter jet referred to as '''''Sabre''''' or '''''Sabrejet'''''.
+* F-86 variants D, G, K and L were a transonic all-weather fighter/interceptor jet which was referred to as '''''Sabre Dog'''''. This version was originally specified as the YF-95, it was loosely based off the earlier F-86 variant but only had about 25% commonality, with major differences noted as a nose radome, larger engine (resulting in a larger fuselage) and a larger afterburner. Changing the YF-95 nomenclature to the F-86 series saved the government funding dollars due to loopholes in contracts regarding the procurement of new designation aircraft.
+* CL-13A Mk.5 and CL-13 Mk.6 were variants of the F-86E fighter with two different Orenda engines.
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