North American F-86 Sabre Modern Military The tandem cockpit arrangement and

The tandem cockpit arrangement and slightly elevated rear cockpit gives the instructor good forward visibility over the student

close air support

the enthusiasm for these attempts being engendered by the rapidly growing sport/spectacle that began in the United States and was known as pylon racing

Scale: 1/100 Wingspan 17 1/2 inches

It made its first flight on June 1

North American F-86 Sabre Modern Military The tandem cockpit arrangement andThe F 86, the USAF's first swept wing jet fighter, made its initial flight on October 1, 1947. The first production model flew on May 20, 1948, and on September 15, 1948, an F 86A set a new world speed record of 670. 9 mph. Originally designed as a high altitude day fighter, it was subsequently redesigned into an all weather interceptor (F 86D) and a fighter bomber (F 86H). As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea in three successive series