What would you call an airplane that holds such a dominant edge over its rivals in the sky yet reduces even the most aggressive pilots to sweat glands? The North American F-100 Super Sabre, the first ...

The Sabre featured distinct design features that pilots took some time getting used to. Notably, the F-86 featured swept wings, and an all-flying tail – and did not feature leading-edge slats.

In December 1950, the first F-86 Sabre unit arrived to Korean theater. It was the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing and it operated from Kimpo airfield near Seoul, South Korea. Previous air superiority of ...

Filmed from inside an F-86 Sabre flying in formation with other Sabre warbirds during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 airshow. Along with the dual camera “vision” what make the video particularly ...

Of course, the F-86 would not be ready before the end of World War II. But ready for deployment by October 1947, the Sabre would go on to revolutionize America’s military aerospace program.

With a half-dozen .50 caliber M3 machine guns, the F-86 had a bite to match its bark, which came from a General Electric J47 engine. That power plant drove the F-86A to a world speed record of 671 ...

The F-86 Sabre joined the ranks of the great fighter aircraft during combat operations high above the Yalu River area of Korea. Although the enemy MiG-15s could not be pursued across the Chinese ...

The F-86 Sabre, or SabreJet, is one of the cornerstones upon which the modern Air Force was built since its inaugural flight on Oct. 1, 1947.

The F-86 Sabre's maximum speed only reached 685 mph, not even faster than the speed of sound, which it could only break if it were in a dive. Its typical cruising speed was 550 mph.