North American F-86 Sabre

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jet fighter aircraft military aircraft

The North American F-86 Sabre is a transonic jet fighter aircraft famed for its swept-wing design and prominent combat role during the Korean War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jet fighter aircraft → military aircraft →
airIntakeLocation	nose intake →
armament	six 0.50 in M3 Browning machine guns →
armamentOption	air-to-air rockets → bombs → cannons on some variants →
configuration	single-engine → single-seat →
constructionMaterial	metal →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	1 →
designOrigin	post-World War II jet development →
engineType	turbojet →
era	Cold War →
firstFlight	1947-10-01 →
fuselageType	semi-monocoque →
introduced	1949 →
landingGear	tricycle landing gear →
manufacturer	North American Aviation →
maximumSpeed	about 1,106 km/h → about 687 mph →
notableAchievement	high kill ratio against MiG-15s in Korean War →
notableFeature	swept wing design → transonic performance →
notableOpponent	Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 →
numberBuilt	over 9,800 →
operator	Japan Air Self-Defense Force → Luftwaffe → Pakistan Air Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Canadian Air Force → United States Air Force → United States Navy →
powerplant	General Electric J47 →
primaryRole	fighter →
retired	1994 →
roleInKoreanWar	primary U.S. air superiority fighter →
secondaryRole	fighter-bomber →
serviceCeiling	about 14,900 m → about 49,000 ft →
status	operated by private owners and museums → retired from front-line service →
tailConfiguration	conventional tail →
usedInConflict	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → Korean War → Suez Crisis →
variant	CAC Sabre → Canadair Sabre → F-86A → F-86D → F-86E → F-86F → F-86H →
wingType	swept wing →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North American F-86 Sabre ("F-86A") → North American F-86 Sabre ("F-86E") → North American F-86 Sabre ("F-86F") → North American F-86 Sabre ("F-86D") → North American F-86 Sabre ("F-86H") →	variant
North American F-100 Super Sabre ("North American Sabre family") →	aircraftFamily
Frecce Tricolori →	aircraftTypeUsed
Glamorous Glennis ("F-86 Sabre") →	appliedToAircraft
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum →	hasAircraftOnDisplay
Yugoslav Air Force ("F-86 Sabre") →	notableImportedAircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 →	notableOpponent
North American F-100 Super Sabre →	predecessor