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.
Features
- Realistic texturing with detailed weathering and rivet detail
- V-C self-shadowing
- 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 separate flight models for clean and loaded model
- Detailed checklist and performance that 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
