Comparison of NAA F-86 Sabre and Northrop F-5 Tiger

Attribute	Northrop F-5 Tiger ×	NAA F-86 Sabre ×
General
Manufacturer	Northrop Grumman	North American Aviation NAA
Model	Northrop F-5 Tiger	NAA F-86 Sabre
Country	United States	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1962	1948
Manufactured to (year)	1987	1956
Type	Fighter Jets	Fighter Jets
Icao	F5	F86
Performance
Engine	2x General Electric J85-GE-21B turbojet	1x 1× General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet
Power, lbf (lbf)	5,000	5,910
Avionics	Emerson Electric AN/APQ-153/157/159, AN/APG-69	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,737	1,106
Approach speed (km/h)	230	200
Travel range (km)	3,723	2,454
Fuel economy (km/l)	1.614	1.027
Service ceiling (m)	15,789	15,118
Rate of climb (m/sec)	175.26	50.8
Take off distance (m)	884	1,097
Landing distance (m)	762	710
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	11,192	8,234
Max payload (kg)	3,200	2,404
Fuel tank capacity (l)	2,650	3,168
Dimensions
Seats	1	1
Exterior length (m)	14.45	11.4
Tail height (m)	4.06	4.5
Fuselage diameter (m)	1	1.6
Wing span (m)	8.13	11.3
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets