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This article is about the North American F-86 Sabre fighter introduced in 1949. For the North American fighter-interceptor introduced in 1952 originally known as the F-95 Sabre Dog, see North American F-86D Sabre.

The North American F-86 Sabre, also known as the Sabrejet, was an American fighter manufactured by North American Aviation.

Summary[]

Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War (1950-53).

Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the '50s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable, and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956, in the United States, Japan and Italy. Variants were built in Canada and Australia. The Canadair Sabre added another 1,815 airframes, and the significantly redesigned CAC Sabre (sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CAC CA-27), had a production run of 112. It was by far the most-produced Western jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units.
~ Milviz on its F-86F product description

Simulator availability[]

Overview

This asset is available in the following simulators.

Sim Icon-Ware-Included  Icon-Ware-Payware  Icon-Ware-Freeware  Anvil icon
XP12
FGFS2020.3LTS
FS2020 1
XP11
DCS 1
P3D 1
XP10 1
FSX 1 3
FS2004 3

Package listing

The following packages are either included in the base sim or available for purchase/download. Note that the inclusion of packages below is not an endorsement of quality or fitness. Potential buyers are highly encouraged to research payware packages through reviews, videos, or other means before purchasing.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware F-86F Blackbird @Twinfinite
  • Anvil icon  In development

Digital Combat Simulator World [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware F-86F Belsimtek @DCS Store

Prepar3D v4-v5[edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware F-86F-30 Milviz
  • v4.4+

X-Plane 10 [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware Canadair Sabre Mk. 6 Jack439 @X-Plane.org

Microsoft Flight Simulator X / Prepar3D v1-v3[edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Payware Payware F-86F-30 Milviz
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware F-86F A.F.Scrub @FlyAway
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware F-86F Wesam Baker @FlyAway
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware
  • F-86E
  • F-86F
SECTIONF8 @Rikoooo

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 [edit]
License Variant Creator Notes
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware F-86F Kazunori Ito @FlyAway
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware F-86 Kirk Olsson @FlyAway
Icon-Ware-Freeware Freeware
  • F-86E
  • F-86F
SECTIONF8 @Rikoooo

Sim Airplanes by simulator availability Airplanes by source
XP12: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party
FGFS2020.3LTS: All Included Freeware In development Included Third-party Launcher
FS2020: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party Marketplace
XP11: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party
DCS: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party Marketplace
P3D: All Included Payware Freeware In development Included Third-party
XP10: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party
FSX: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party
FS2004: All Included Payware Freeware Included Third-party