MAQUETTE À MONTER - Ultimate Sabre (F-86F-30) Limited Edition Eduard | N° 1163 | 1:48 **LIKE NEW INSIDE UNOPENED**
Prix régulier 60,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1/48 |
| Manufacturer | eduard |
| Size of the box | 37.5 x 23 x 7 cm |
Description
Every era has its icons, and for aviation of the early fifties, those were without a doubt, the American F-86 Sabre and the Soviet MiG-15, clashing over the Korean peninsula during the Korean War. The genesis of the F-86 Sabre evolution was a step-by-step approach in the interest of improving performance and flying characteristics.
Thus, the early F-86F Sabre basically an F-86E with a more powerful J47GE-27 engine. With more power, the F-86F was now almost the equal to the MiG-15 in rate of climb while being some 30 mph (48 km/h) faster.
Apart from a lower service ceiling, another weak point that remained with the early F variants was that they were unable to outmaneuver the MiG-15 at combat altitudes of over 40,000 ft (12,200 m). Ultimately, this was solved with a new wing.
More to read about the KIT here, thanks to scalemates, a Belgian Scale modeling database