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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/F86-L-Sa ... enameZWDVW

Ok so a F-86L for sale.. but seller reckons it flew 12yrs ago.. ?

im suss i dont ever recall a Dog flying.. does anyone else?

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I guess it's not a bad start for a restoration. Maybe a little better than the "Claude."

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Curtis Block

I've seen too many airplanes destroyed by the term "Static Restoration."

I've seen the airplane in person, on display at Frontiers of Flight a couple of months ago, and at its former home at Grayson County Airport several years ago. The pix do not do it justice! What a beauty!

Cheers!

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

She was still sitting at Love Field last week...a nice looking airplane...on the outside...I have no clue what she's like under the skin.

Would be cool to see flying.



Z

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There I was at 20,000 ft, upside down and out of ammunition.
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This is the F-86L that is still shown on Randy Ball's "FighterJets" website as "undergoing restoration for a first flight sometime in late 2006." Obviously this part of the website has not been updated for a long time.

http://www.fighterjets.com/F_86D.asp

I hope that someone who really has the means to turn this beauty into a flying aircraft eventually will purchase it. I know there are complications with this aircraft that do not exist with the Canadair bulit Sabres, F-86Fs, etc., that are out there. Also I think that the statement that the difference between the F-86D vs. the F-86L is the afterburner is not correct. I believe that F-86Ds had afterburners also. I thing the extended wings and the SAGE Data-Link equipment added were the differences between the D and L.

I am not aware that any F-86D/L aircrft have flown since the last foreign operators may have retired them perhaps 35 to 40 years ago?? I don't believe any U.S. operators have flown an F-86L since the Air National Guard retired their last ones in early 1965. But I am not absolutely sure about the last time this particular "Sabre Dog" or any other one may have actually flown.

I really would like to see a flying example of the F-86D or L someday....

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N5169W has multiple records

Aircraft Description

Serial Number: 2837
Type Registration: Individual
Manufacturer Name: BURCHINAL I N JR
Certificate Issue Date: 10/31/2002
Model: F86-L
Status: Undel Tri
Type Aircraft: Fixed Wing Single-Engine
Type Engine:Turbo-Jet
Pending Number Change: None
Dealer: No
Date Change Authorized: None
Mode S Code: 51475541
MFR Year: None
Fractional Owner: NO


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Registered Owner

Name BALL RANDY W
Street 4321 ROSSER SQ
City DALLAS State TEXAS Zip Code 75244-6647
County DALLAS
Country UNITED STATES


Would that be awesome to see a formation flight of a T-33, F-86, F-86L, and FJ Fury go by! The Sabre has always been one of my favorite jets. I don't know how many of you out there turn a wrench for a living, but back in the day when I used to work on a Sabreliner 60 (NA65) you would not believe how much similarity was in two airplanes. I was told that some of the same P/N's were used on both aircraft but I could never verify it in any of my dealings on the Sabreliner. I sure hope it goes to a good home were future of flight could be possible.
Scott......