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− | The '''Inglewood AF F-86/49''' is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by [[Inglewood |
+ | The '''Inglewood AF F-86/49''' is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by [[Inglewood Aircaft Factory]], the F-86/49 is best known as the [[America|UAPR]]'s first swept wing fighter that could counter the similarly-winged [[British Empire|British]] [[Hawker Hunter]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Lavochkin La-15|La-15]] in high-speed dogfights. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the '50s, the F-86/49 proved versatile and adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in several air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the [[Bolivian Air Force]] in 1994. |
Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956 in America, [[North China]], and [[East Japan]]. A variant was built in [[Korea]]. The significantly redesigned [[Saechon AF F-86/50]] added another 1,930 airframes. The F-86/49 was the second most produced jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units. |
Its success led to an extended production run of more than 7,800 aircraft between 1949 and 1956 in America, [[North China]], and [[East Japan]]. A variant was built in [[Korea]]. The significantly redesigned [[Saechon AF F-86/50]] added another 1,930 airframes. The F-86/49 was the second most produced jet fighter, with total production of all variants at 9,860 units. |
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*[[Shenyang J-5]] |
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[[Category:Airplanes|F-86/49, Inglewood AF]] |
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[[Category:American People's Army Air Force|F-86/49, Inglewood AF]] |
[[Category:American People's Army Air Force|F-86/49, Inglewood AF]] |