Virtavia - F-86F Sabre

The F-86 Sabre was a natural replacement for the F-80 Shooting Star. First introduced in 1949 for the United States Air Force, the F-86 featured excellent performance for its day, outstanding handling characteristics, and high adaptability. The Sabre served in a number of NATO-aligned countries and was even produced in Canada. A total of 9,860 Sabres of all variants were produced, some of which are still flying today with private collectors. The F-86F-1 version featured an uprated engine over its predecessors and a larger wing without leading-edge slats.

Features

• featured model: 39th FIS, 'Beautious Butch'


• stunning realistic texturing with highly detailed weathering, literally every rivet shown


• full native FSX model with all FSX features (bump mapping, self-shadowing, bloom, etc.)


• FSX model includes VC self-shadowing (effect requires FSX SP2, DX10 preview mode)


• droppable drop tanks, pilot and canopy can be ejected (resulting in loss of control)


• highly authentic virtual cockpit with animations and mousable controls


• authentic all-xml 2D panel, hi-res glazed-effect gauges, custom pop-ups for ECU, autopilot and radios, fully mousable


• two separate flight models for clean and loaded model


• detailed checklist and performance that precisely matches that of the real aircraft


• custom effects for turbine glow (3-stage), smoke (startup & in-flight), wingtip and flap contrails


• high quality soundset included


• togglable realistic pilot figure


• animated canopy and entry steps


• VC rain effects (FS2004 only)