The North American F-86D/K/L Sabre (initially known as the YF-95 and widely known informally as the " Sabre Dog ") is an American transonic jet interceptor . Developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s, it was an interceptor derivative of the North American F-86 Sabre . While the original F-86 Sabre was conceived as a day fighter , the F-86D was specifically developed as an all-weather interceptor . Originally designated as the YF-95 during development and testing, it was re-designated the F-86D before production began, despite only sharing 25% commonality of parts with the original F-86. Production models of the F-86D/K/L differed from other Sabres in that they had a larger fuselage, a larger afterburning engine, and a distinctive nose radome . The most-produced Sabre Dog variants (the "D" and "G" models) also mounted no guns, unlike the Sabre with its six M3 Browning .50 caliber machine guns, instead mounting unguided Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR) “Mighty Mouse” rockets. The "K" and "L" Sabre Dog variants mounted four 20mm M24A1 cannon.
23-579: The YF-95 was a development of the F-86 Sabre, the first aircraft designed around the new 2.75-inch (70 mm) "Mighty Mouse" Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket (FFAR). Begun in March 1949, the unarmed prototype, 50-577 , first flew on 22 December 1949, piloted by North American test pilot George Welch and was the first U.S. Air Force night fighter design with only a single crewman and a single engine,
46-492: A J47-GE-17 with afterburner rated at 5,425 lbf (24.1 kN) static thrust . Gun armament was eliminated in favor of a retractable under-fuselage tray carrying 24 unguided Mk. 4 rockets, then considered a more effective weapon against enemy bombers than automatic cannon fire. A second prototype, 50-578 , was also built, but the YF-95 nomenclature was short-lived as the design was subsequently redesignated YF-86D. The fuselage
69-510: A Slammer was tested for airborne infantry support. The range was approximately 7,000 meters using Hydra 70 family rockets. With the development of the Mk 40 Mod 0 universal motor came the development of a considerable number of different warheads, as well as a number of different fuzing options. A list of those warheads believed to be developed before the replacement of the Mk 40 motor with the Mk 66 motor
92-513: A Thermador oven in her critically acclaimed PBS TV series. Thermador appliances were also featured in the American television show The Brady Bunch . In 1976, Thermador introduced the first "Speedcooking" oven, which combined thermal heat with microwave energy to cook up to 35 percent faster than conventional ovens. Thermador was bought in 1998 by BSH (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte), then a joint Bosch-Siemens company, but since 2015 solely owned by
115-405: A bomber with a single hit, its accuracy was abysmal. The rockets dispersed widely on launch: a volley of 24 rockets would cover an area the size of a football field . A particularly clear demonstration of this poor accuracy occurred on August 16, 1956, when a pair of U.S. Air Force F-89s were unable to shoot down a runaway U.S. Navy drone aircraft despite expending 208 rockets in the attempt. As
138-422: A result, by the late 1950s it had been largely abandoned as an aircraft weapon in favor of the guided air-to-air missiles then becoming available. The Mk 4 found other uses, however, as an air-to-ground weapon, particularly for the new breed of armed helicopter . A volley of FFARs was as devastating as a heavy cannon with far less weight and recoil , and in the ground-attack role its marginal long-range accuracy
161-507: A roof mounted sight and control box to fire these. Later UH-1C and D aircraft had a mount on each side to carry a seven-round pod coupled with paired M-60D machine guns . Some carried M-134 miniguns with 3,000 rounds per gun instead, though these aircraft were normally used by air cavalry units, not the aerial rocket artillery (ARA) units. Also various ground launchers using discarded aircraft pods were used for fire base defence. A towed configuration consisting of six 19-round pods called
184-912: A speed record of 698.505 mph (1,124.1 km/h). Captain J. Slade Nash flew over a three km (1.8 mi.) course at the Salton Sea in southern California at a height of only 125 ft (38 m). Another F-86D broke this world record on 16 July 1953, when Lieutenant Colonel William F. Barns, flying F-86D 51-6145 in the same path of the previous flight, achieved 715.697 mph (1,151.8 km/h). Data from Combat Aircraft since 1945, The American Fighter General characteristics Performance Armament Avionics Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket The Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket ( FFAR ), also known as " Mighty Mouse ",
207-530: Is an unguided rocket used by United States military aircraft . It was 2.75 inches (70 mm) in diameter. Designed as an air-to-air weapon for interceptor aircraft to shoot down enemy bombers , it primarily saw service as an air-to-surface weapon. The FFAR has been developed into the modern Hydra 70 series, which is still in service. The advent of jet engines for fighters and bombers posed new problems for interceptors. With closing speeds of 1,500 ft/s (457 m/s) or more for head-on interceptions,
230-435: Is as follows: Turkish company Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation produce FFAR under licence. The 70 mm unguided rocket consists of MK40 or MK4 rocket motor, warhead and M423 fuze. The rocket is both air to ground and surface to surface capable. Thermador Thermador is part of BSH Home Appliances Corporation, a fully owned subsidiary of BSH Hausgeräte GmbH , the sixth largest appliance manufacturer in
253-500: The Bulova Watch Co. , Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y., with rocket propellant supplied by Hercules Inc. , Wilmington, Delaware, metal parts supplied by Aerojet General , Downey, California, and miscellaneous spare parts were made by North American Aviation . The original Mk 4 FFAR was about 4 ft (1.2 m) long and weighed 18.5 lb (8.4 kg), with a high-explosive warhead of about 6 lb (2.7 kg). Like
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#1732782808544276-580: The Luftwaffe's R4M projectile of World War II, it had folding fins that flipped out on launch to spin-stabilize the rocket, with the FFAR using half the number (four) of fins in comparison to the R4M's set of eight. Its maximum effective range was about 3,700 yards (3,400 m). Because of its low intrinsic accuracy, it was generally fired in large volleys, with some aircraft carrying as many as 104 rockets. FFARs were
299-845: The Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter for bomber destroyer duties against the USAAF 's Eighth Air Force heavy bombers. The FFAR was developed in the late 1940s by the US Navy 's Naval Ordnance Test Center and North American Aviation . Mass production was established at the facilities of the Norris-Thermador Corp. , Los Angeles, and the Hunter Douglas Division of the Bridgeport Brass Co. , Riverside, California Fuzes were manufactured by
322-1036: The Bosch company. Thermador appliances are manufactured in different locations, depending on the type and model of the product. Most of them are made in the USA, in BSH’s factories in New Bern, North Carolina, and La Follette, Tennessee. These factories produce Thermador’s refrigerators, ovens, ranges, dishwashers, and ventilation systems, except for some high-end models that are assembled in Europe at BSH’s locations in Germany and other countries. Thermador also has Technology and Development Centers in Oakridge and Caryville, Tennessee, and New Bern, North Carolina, where it conducts research and development for its products. Thermador’s headquarters
345-406: The first home version warming drawer in 1952, a kitchen appliance that warmed dishes and foods while the oven was in use. Thermador continued to improve on kitchen appliances with the first self-cleaning oven in 1963. During the 1970s, Thermador continued to innovate. In 1970, the company released the first "smooth top" cooktop using material developed by Corning Incorporated . Julia Child used
368-586: The primary armament of many NATO interceptor aircraft in the early 1950s, including the F-86D , F-89 , F-94C , and the CF-100 . They were also carried by the F-102 Delta Dagger to supplement its guided missile armament. The Mk 4 was dubbed "Mighty Mouse" in service, after the popular cartoon character . The Mighty Mouse was to prove a poor aerial weapon. Although it was powerful enough to destroy
391-721: The rocket was initially developed by the US Navy, the US Air Force and later US Army were most responsible for the development of rocket pods for all services. These pods are described as follows: Early UH-1B/UH-1C gunships had the XM-3 subsystem using paired 24 round rectangular launchers mounted near the back edge of the sliding side doors. These pods were ground reloadable and were semi-permanent aircraft parts. The mounting point had been used to mount booms for three SS-11 launchers on each side for anti-tank missions. The co-pilot had
414-466: The time available for a fighter pilot to successfully target an enemy aircraft and inflict sufficient damage to bring it down was increasingly small. Wartime experience had shown that .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns were not powerful enough to reliably down a bomber, certainly not in a single volley, and heavy autocannons did not have the range or rate of fire to ensure a hit. Unguided rockets had been proven effective in ground-attack work during
437-505: The war, and the Luftwaffe had shown that volleys of their Werfer-Granate 21 rockets, first used by elements of the Luftwaffe's JG 1 and JG 11 fighter wings on July 29, 1943, against USAAF bombers attacking Kiel and Warnemünde , could be a potent air-to-air weapon. The summer and autumn of 1944 saw the adoption of the folding-fin R4M unguided rocket for use underneath the wings of
460-404: The world in 2022. The Thermador brand specializes in cooking appliance equipment such as ovens , ranges , cooktops , refrigerators and dishwashers . Thermador invented the first wall oven and cooktop, and introduced stainless steel to home appliances. By 1948, Thermador introduced the first "Pro Range" for residential use. Patterned after commercial restaurant equipment, Thermador developed
483-439: Was less important. It was fitted with a more powerful motor to become the Mk 40 . The Mk 40 was a universal motor developed from the Mk 4 2.75 FFAR, and could be fitted with different warheads depending on the mission. Pods (typically carrying seven or 19 rockets) were created for various applications, and a wide variety of specialized warheads were developed for antipersonnel, antitank , and target-marking use. The United States
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#1732782808544506-542: Was the primary user of this type of weapon and developed a number of different launching pods for it. LAU-3 pods were constructed of aluminum-reinforced cardboard and were intended to be disposed of either on the ground after a mission or by dropping them in-flight. With the advent of the armed helicopter, and the increased usage during the Vietnam War, the need for launching pods that were reusable became apparent, so that later models were of all-metal construction. Though
529-550: Was wider and the airframe length increased to 40 ft 4 in (12.3 m), with a clamshell canopy, enlarged tail surfaces and AN/APG-36 all-weather radar fitted in a radome in the nose, above the intake. Later models of the F-86D received an uprated J-47-GE-33 engine rated at 5,550 lbf (24.7 kN) (from the F-86D-45 production blocks onward). A total of 2,504 D-models were built. On 18 November 1952, F-86D 51-2945 set
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