The Naked Truth About the F-86

RF-86F Haymaker Sabre

I thought of the title for the blog when I saw this plane.  I just could not help myself.  I had to use it.

In the beginning of military aviation the reconnaissance and spotting roles were the first.  Probably reconnaissance came first.  The RF-86F was a reconnaissance variant flown in Korea.  They had to remove the guns in order to mount cameras where they had been.  They painted on the gun ports so as not to make the aircraft look vulnerable to the enemy.  I am sorry that the light does not shine on the part of the fuselage where the cameras were mounted.  

GE J73 Turbojet Engine

The intake end of the engine serves as an air compressor.  The compressed air is emptied into the combuston chamber where fuel is introduced.  It ignites and forces its way past the turbines and out the exhaust end.  I recently had an ah-ha moment about the compressor end.  I now understand how the air is compressed.  

I wish they would have turned it around so that it is alined the way it would have been mounted in the aircraft.

In case you have forgotten how the "clothed F-86" looked here it is.

F-86A Sabre

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