On this #F86Friday, we remember the F-86F Sabre which was used as a chase aircraft for the D-558-2 Skyrocket and for pitch-up research. Primarily used during the Korean War, insights gained from its @NASAaero research shaped future aircraft.
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F-86 Sabre
The F-86F performed both pitch-up research and duties as a chase aircraft for the D-558-2. Its stay at the HSFS was brief. It arrived on June 23, 1954, and left on September 10 the same year.NASA