The F-86 Sabre was a natural replacement for the F-80 Shooting Star. First introduced in 1949 for the United States Air Force, the F-86 featured excellent performance for its day, outstanding handling characteristics, and high adaptability. The Sabre served in a number of NATO-aligned countries and was even produced in Canada. A total of 9,860 Sabres of all variants were produced, some of which are still flying today with private collectors. The F-86F-1 version featured an uprated engine over its predecessors and a larger wing without leading-edge slats.

For FSX and FS2004

Features

• featured model : 39th FIS, 'Beautious Butch'
• stunning realistic texturing with highly detailed weathering, literally every rivet shown
• full native FSX model with all FSX features (bump mapping, self-shadowing, bloom etc)
• FSX model includes V-C SELF-SHADOWING (effect requires FSX SP2, DX10 preview mode)
• droppable drop tanks, pilot and canopy can be ejected (resulting in loss of control)
• highly authentic virtual cockpit with animations and mousable controls
• authentic all-xml 2D panel, hi-res glazed-effect gauges, custom pop-ups for ECU, autopilot and radios, fully mousable
• two seperate flight models for clean and loaded model
• detailed checklist and performance that precisely matches that of the real aircraft
• custom effects for turbine glow (3-stage), smoke (startup & in-flight), wingtip and flap contrails
• high quality soundset included
• togglable realistic pilot figure
• animated canopy and entry steps
• v-c rain effects (FS9 only)