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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Canadair F-86 Sabre Mk 6 at Canada Aviation Museum 2006: The original uploader was Bzuk at English Wikipedia .· Public domain
- 2. Canadair Sabre F.4 XD769 J.92 Hooton Park 24.07.55 edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
- 3. North American F-86 (Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk 6) - machine gun: High Contrast· CC BY 3.0 de
- 4. Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 ‘01675 FU-675’ (F-AYSB) (49818099218): Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 5. Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 ‘01675 FU-675’ (F-AYSB) (49818099873): Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 ‘01675 FU-675’ (F-AYSB) (49818947987): Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk6 (23757) (49038350452): tormentor4555· PDM-owner
- 8. Canadair Sabre Flight Systems at Kadena 1984: SSgt. Donald S. McMichael, USAF· Public domain
- 9. Canadair Sabre Mark I A067389: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-067389· Public domain
- 10. Canadair Sabre Mark I a067486: Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-067486· Public domain
what is it?
The Canadair Sabre is a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until replaced with the Canadair CF-104 in 1962. Several other air forces also operated the aircraft.
How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.3 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 76 years ago, in 1950.
- Top speed is 8.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 11.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 2,384 km: 13× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.9× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1950
- introduced
- 1950
- retired
- 1980
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1,815
- role
- fighter
- origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- makers
- Canadair
- engines
- 1× Avro Canada Orenda 14
- length
- 11.4 m
- wingspan
- 11.3 m
- height
- 4.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 7,974 kg
- top speed
- 1,122 km/h
- range
- 2,384 km
- ceiling
- 16,490 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q1469021, Wikipedia: Canadair Sabre (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.