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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American |
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| Base model: | F-86 | ||
| Designation: | F-86 | ||
| Version: | H | ||
| Nickname: | Sabre | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 38' 10" | 11.8 m | |
| Height: | 15' 0" | 4.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 39' 1.5" | 11.9 m | |
| Wingarea: | 313.4 sq ft | 29.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 13,836 lb | 6,274 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 22,100 lb | 10,022 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J73-GE-3E | ||
| Thrust (each): | 8,920 lb | 4,045 kg | |
Performance
| Max Speed: | 692 mph | 1,114 km/h | 602 kt |
| Climb: | 12,900 ft/min | 3,931 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 50,800 ft | 15,483 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canon AFB | Canon AFB | New Mexico |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Delaware ANG - 166th AG, New Castle | Wilmington | Delaware |
| Hanscom AFB | Hanscom AFB | Massachusetts |
| Langley A.F.B. Air Park | Langley AFB | Virginia |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Maryland ANG - 175th FG, Baltimore | Baltimore | Maryland |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| New York ANG - 174th FW, Syracuse | Syracuse ANGB | New York |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | Columbia | South Carolina |
| South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota |
| Strategic Air Command Museum | Ashland | Nebraska |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
| West Virginia ANG - 167th AG, Martinsburg | Martinsburg | West Virginia |
| Wings Over The Rockies Aviation & Space Museum | Denver | Colorado |
| Wisconsin ANG - HQ | Volk ANGB | Wisconsin |
F-86H on display
Castle Air Museum | Langley A.F.B. Air Park | March Field Museum | Museum of Aviation | |
New York ANG - 174th FW, Syracuse | Pima Air & Space Museum | South Carolina ANG - 169th FG, McEntire ANGB | South Dakota Air and Space Museum | |
Strategic Air Command Museum | The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | United States Air Force Museum | West Virginia ANG - 167th AG, Martinsburg |
Recent comments by our visitors
| William Reynolds Columbia, IL | Great Site, Great Airplane. During the spring of 1958 I was assigned to the 324th FIS at Westover AFB. There was an "H" squadron stationed at nearby Bradley Field. On day I was up alone and spotted two H's at approximately my same altitude. The 86L having radar, I locked on to the H's and started a run on them. They spotted me at about a mile out and turned into me. I completed the intercept and started a turn to port. They started a turn to starboard. It was like a big contrail circle in the sky. We completed the circle and passed one another head on. I was unable to complete a successful intercept. As we passed each other, I turned to keep an eye on what they were going to do. At that moment, the wingman split and started a turn to port. I knew I couldn't win this one. I dumped my nose, placed the throttle in afterburner and headed for home. They didn't catch me. Tiger 24 out. 07/05/2014 @ 15:53 [ref: 68546] |
| hank reinfried prescott, AZ | there is a nice colored photo of the [ arctic gladiators ] a U.S. AIR FORCE demo team 1953-1954 eilsen afb alaska.search --arctic gladiators--- I designed the taiL insignia for there planes [ 720th bombardmnt sqd ]---former s/sgt. HENRY REINFRIED 07/11/2011 @ 02:11 [ref: 40118] |
| Mike Hazzard Englewood, CO | I think Mr. Panoski is correct. According to Warplanes of the World by J. W. R. Taylor, "The F-86D was an all-weather interceptor with radar in a nose radome above the air intake and an afterburning engine. The F-86K, built by Fiat in Italy, was similar for service with NATO air forces in Europe; and the F-86L, of which 981 were completed, was a conversion of the D with more advanced electronics." To see a picture of an F-86H being restored at the Wings Over the Rockies museum in Denver, CO, go to www.wingsmuseum.org, and click on "online exhibit of aircraft," and scroll down. 05/17/2010 @ 20:04 [ref: 26185] |
| Eric Carlson Hudson, NH | Ive been told about an accident involving an air National Guard F-86 in Haverhill Ma. in the 1960's..Two children were killed. Pilot ejected safely into Merrimac river...Anyone have any info on this...Thanks Much
ERIC 12/25/2009 @ 13:54 [ref: 25469] |
| Chuck Edmunds , WA | I am trying to find an F-86 control stick.My Father, ACE Edmunds is turning 90 and I would like to find a control stick that I can turn into a walking cane for him. He was an F-86 pilot in Chambley France 1956
Any suggestions or leads would be greatly appreciated! chuckedmunds@hotmail.com 10/29/2009 @ 08:51 [ref: 25233] |
| Willliam Kinkel minneapolis, MN | I wrote a note on working on the F86H at Edwards and said that a cotter key had vibrated off, I meant a nut had vibrated off due to it not having a cotter key. A really bad error. I was on leave at the time Mc Connell was killed. Seen the remains of the plane in the East Hanger, it was on a flat bed of a truck, all in pieces.
Bill Kinkel. 06/08/2008 @ 19:38 [ref: 21211] |
| Willliam Kinkel minneapolis, MN | I wrote a note on working on the F86H at Edwards and said that a cotter key had vibrated off, I meant a nut had vibrated off due to it not having a cotter key. A really bad error. I was on leave at the time Mc Connell was killed. Seen the remains of the plane in the East Hanger, it was on a flat bed of a truck, all in pieces.
Bill Kinkel. 06/08/2008 @ 19:37 [ref: 21210] |
| John R. Peters NEWTON, MA | An Aircraft Mechanic/Crew-chief in the USAF (1956-1959), I served at Toul-Rosiere AFB in France. My outfit was the 81st Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Tactical Air Command. 04/03/2008 @ 04:02 [ref: 20324] |
| John R. Peters NEWTON, MA | An Aircraft Mechanic/Crew-chief in the USAF (1956-1959), I served at Toul-Rosiere AFB in France. My outfit was the 81st Fighter-Bomber Squadron of the 50th Fighter-Bomber Wing of the Tactical Air Command. 04/03/2008 @ 03:47 [ref: 20323] |
| william e kinkel minneapolis, MN | I was staioned at Edwards Air Force base in California from August of 1953 to November of 1955 and worked on the F 86h. We had 3 of them and lost 2. There was a Capt Henry that crash landed on the dry lake, survived the crash, came in with his wheels up. Got out of the cockpit and stood up on the wing, was about to jump to the ground and the plane caught fire, Capt Henry was burned, I do not know what happened to him. The second plane was piloted by Capt O Connell and Korean ace that shot down 15 enemy planes.His plane was flying along and he lost his controls, rumors that his controls fell off due to a cotter key vibrated off. HE was told to eject and again rumors flew that he said that he would bring the plane in on the trim tab. He was found on the ground and he was still strapped in his seat and that his chute was just starting to open, He died soon after.
I do not remember that this plane had a radar dome such as was on the D model. Thank you Bill Kinkel P S That might have been Mc Connell. 11/30/2007 @ 14:27 [ref: 18735] |
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