F-86 Sabre (Family)

Description

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft.

Vehicles

Rank V

• F-86A-5
• F-86F-25
• F-86F-30 (China)
• F-86F-30 (Japan)
• F-86F-35
• F-86F-40 (Japan)
• F-86F-40 JASDF

Rank VI

• CL-13 Mk.4
• CL-13A Mk.5
• CL-13B Mk.6
• F-86F-2
• F-86K (France)
• F-86K (Italy)
• FJ-4B
• FJ-4B VMF-232

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.
• F-86F in JASDF service was referred to as Kyokukō (旭光, Rising Sunbeam).
• F-86D in JASDF service was referred to as Gekkō (月光, Moon Light).
• CL-13 Mk.4, Mk.5 and Mk.6 were variants of the F-86E/F fighter with two different Orenda engines.
• FJ-4 Fury was the naval final variant of the Sabre/Fury family. It was developed from the earlier FJ-3 Fury, the naval variant of the F-86E, but featured an entirely new wing and a redesigned fuselage. Much like the Sabre Dog, the FJ-4 Fury had little commonality with the standard F-86 family.