1/48 North American F-86F Sabre

Plastic model kit of a US fighter aircraft with 166 parts. Length built 239 mm / width 239 mm. Two decal versions are included. One of the most important aircraft of the early jet era, the North American F-86 Sabre was in many ways a jet-powered version of the company's highly successful P-51D Mustang of World War II and an aircraft that made full use of captured German aerodynamic research material. The Sabre featured a distinctive 35-degree wing sweep and was also equipped with three nose-mounted .50-caliber machine guns mounted on either side of the aircraft's nose. This jet-powered gunslinger shared many design philosophies with its famous piston-powered predecessor. When the North American F-86 Sabre entered service with the US Air Force in 1949, it was not only America's first swept-wing fighter, but also the at the time the fastest fighter aircraft in the world – a true classic of aviation.