Its swept-wing design made the Sabre a benchmark early jet fighter, best known for high-speed air combat over Korea. Radar-assisted gunsights, hydraulic controls, and effective transonic handling helped it meet the MiG-15 in engagements that defined the first generation of jet-versus-jet warfare.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICF-86 SabreF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
687 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
49,600 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
1,525 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1949REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Day fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
