| Manufacturer |
Republic Aviation Company |
CANADAIR |
| Description |
The Republic XP-72 was an American prototype fighter-interceptor developed by Republic Aircraft as a progression of the P-47 Thunderbolt design. |
The Canadair Sabre is a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. |
| ICAO Code |
|
F86 |
| First Flight |
1944-02-02 |
1950-08-09 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1950-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1958-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1980-01-01 |
| Designer |
Republic Aviation Company |
CANADAIR |
| Type |
Fighter |
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
11.15 |
11.4422 |
| Height (m) |
4.88 |
4.4928 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
789 |
1122.311 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
177.7918 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12805 |
16489.68 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
26.8 |
61.214 |
| Armament |
6× 50 caliber Browning machine guns or; 2x 37mm M4 cannons and 4x 50 caliber Browning machine guns or; 4x 37mm M4 cannons; 2× 1,000 lb (476 kg) bombs |
6 x 0.50 in M3 Browning machine guns (1,600 rounds total); 4 |
| National Origin |
|
Canada |
| Number Built |
2 |
1815 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-13 radial engine, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each |
1 × Avro Canada Orenda 14 turbojet |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Canadian Air Force, United States Air Force , Royal Air Force , German Air Force |
| Status |
Canceled |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XP-72 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_Sabre |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.47 |
11.3142 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
27.9 |
28.0846 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Avro Canada Orenda |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |