DCS: F-86F Sabre

El F-86F Sabre diseñado por North American fue el caza occidental más capaz desde principios a mediados de la década de 1950. Este caza monomotor con alas en flecha fue el avión occidental más importante de la Guerra de Corea y a menudo se enfrentó a los MiG-15 de fabricación rusa en el infame "Callejón de los MiG". Fue una dura lucha no sólo por el cielo coreano, sino también entre dos excelentes constructores de aviones de Oriente y Occidente. Además de su función principal como caza aire-aire, el Sabre también podía llevar bombas y cohetes aire-tierra para atacar objetivos terrestres.

La simulación del Sabre por Belsimtek es la recreación más auténtica de este famoso pájaro de guerra hasta la fecha. Siente lo que es pilotar el Sabre con un modelo de vuelo profesional, una cabina interactiva, armas totalmente funcionales, un detallado modelo de daños y un avión profundamente detallado. Experimenta los puntos fuertes y débiles del Sabre en combate y descubre por qué los pilotos de caza experimentados suelen recordar el Sabre como el avión más divertido que han volado.

Como parte de DCS World, pilota el F-86F Sabre en un entorno de combate totalmente realista, con sistemas de armas operativos y amenazas aéreas y terrestres capaces.

Fuel system

Fuel in the aircraft is kept in four tanks. Two fuel tanks are in the fuselage and one fuel tank is inside each half-wing. In order to increase the fuel load, external fuel tanks may be installed on the wings: two tanks under each half-wing. Fuel tank pylons located closer to the fuselage have a capacity of 450 liters (120 gallons). The tanks with a capacity of 750 liters (200 gallons) are mounted on special pylons located further from the fuselage.

Electrical generating system

The DCS: F-86F is equipped with both DC and AC electrical systems.

Direct-Current (DC) power supplies:

• 28 volt with a power supply from the generator mechanically connected with the engine rotor
• 24 volt with a power supply from the battery, which serves as a standby DC power supply

Alternating-Current (AC) is provided by a single-phase (115V, 400Hz) and two three-phase (36V, 400Hz) inverters.

Hydraulic systems

DCS: F-86F Sabre has three separate hydraulic systems of constant pressure: utility hydraulic system, flight control normal hydraulic system, and flight control alternate hydraulic system.

The utility hydraulic system is completely independent of two boost systems. Moreover, it has a hydraulic accumulator for emergency extension of the nose landing gear.

Utility hydraulic system

The utility hydraulic system provides:

• Landing gear actuation
• Wheel brake operation
• Nose wheel steering
• Airbrake actuation

Flight control hydraulic systems

There are two independent boost hydraulic systems: normal hydraulic system and alternate hydraulic system are installed in the F-86F flight control system.

The boost hydraulic systems are intended to control ailerons, horizontal tail and elevator (they transfer the governing input from the control stick to actuation hydraulic drives).

Aircraft control system

The DCS: F-86F control system has a number of unique features:

• Joined by mechanical coupling the elevator and horizontal tail, which is basically the tail unit

• The tail unit and ailerons are operated by the flight control boost hydraulic system, to which the governing input from the control stick is transferred via regulation hydraulic valves
• Inconvertibility of the boost type aircraft control system excludes the inputs to control surfaces not coming from the control stick and also prevents transfer of any variable forces from control surfaces back to the control stick.

Thus, any aerodynamic loads are not tranferred to the control stick. However the pilot still feels input forces on the control stick. This is achieved by introducing roll and pitch feel spring mechanisms into the aircraft control system.