F-86F Model (early Block)

[Igor4U]

I was just trying to narrow down which F-86F we are enjoying here. Looking at our F-86F, I don't see any leading edge Slats, and I would assume that we're not Nuclear capable, so we're probably looking at an earlier Block Production Run (Korean war era).

 

*** Leading Edge Slats (reduce landing speeds, unknow if they were also "Maneuvering Slats" for ACM enhancement ?)

F-86 Leading Edge Slats

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=129670

 

 

North American F-86 Sabre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre

 

 

F-86F Model-Blocks:

 

The F-86 Sabre incorporated the F-86E's "All-Flying-Tail"; I'm guessing this was to overcome high speed pitch control problems of earlier model F-86s (equiped with more conventional "elevator" style empenage) which may have had trouble with Mach Tuck at transonic speeds.

 

Stabilator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilator

Tailplane

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailplane

Mach Tuck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach_tuck

 

 

Uprated engine and larger "6–3" wing without leading edge slats, 2,239 built... Sabre Fs had much improved high-speed agility, coupled with a higher landing speed of over 145 mph (233 km/h).

 

North American model(s):

 

NA-172 (F-86F-1 through F-15 blocks),

NA-176 (F-86F-20 and -25 blocks),

NA-191 (F-86F-30 and -35 blocks),

NA-193 (F-86F-26 block),

 

 

The F-35 block had provisions for a new task: the nuclear tactical attack with one of the new small "nukes" ("second generation" nuclear ordnance).

 

NA-202 (F-86F-35 block),

 

 

The F-40 had a new slatted wing, with a slight decrease of speed, but also a much better agility at high and low speed with a landing speed reduced to 124 mph (200 km/h). The USAF upgraded many of previous F versions to the F-40 standard.

 

NA-227 (first two orders of F-86F-40 blocks comprising 280 aircraft which reverted to leading edge wing slats of an improved design),

NA-231 (70 in third F-40 block order),

NA-238 (110 in fourth F-40 block order), and

NA-256 (120 in final F-40 block order);

 

300 additional airframes in this series assembled by Mitsubishi in Japan for Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Igor4U
Cross Reference Thread

[mjmorrow]

I believe that we are using a F-86F- 35 Block, that is in fact nuke capable, though I am pretty sure we do not use nukes in DCS World, at least yet. I will have to have the community verify whether I am right or wrong on these accounts, as I don't have time to double check myself, right now. :thumbup:

[SkateZilla]

F-86F-35.

 

Nukes are currently not modeled in DCS.

[Art-J]

I got an impression it was announced even before release we were getting an F-35 (and it's clearly written in F-86 info section DCS site) so there's not much to "narrow down" :D, maybe with exception of details of systems modelling... these however will evolve with further development of this beta module.

[Igor4U]

Thank Gentlemen !

 

Copy all - Block 35 Sabre it is !

[Revan]

F-86F-35.

 

Nukes are currently not modeled in DCS.

 

 

 

umm, what about the 2 nukes that the MiG-21 has?