SABRELINER


Saberliner is an administrative aircraft developed by American firm North American (now part of the concern Rockwell Internatiuonal). A prototype of the North American NA-246 Saberliner with a six-seater cabin and a crew of two was created in May 1958. The first flight took place on 16 September. The production of the commercial variant was approved on April 17, 1963 under the designation NA-265-40 Sabreliner 40. The general production of civil aircraft of all models was more than 600 copies. At the end of 1990. The company completed the design of a new version of the Saberliner, designated Model 85. It had a wing with a supercritical profile, end flaps, a 1.5 m long fuselage and more powerful turbofan engines Garrett TFE731-5.

Modifications of the aircraft:
Saberliner 40 is a nine-seat administrative plane with three portholes on each side of the fuselage.
Sabreliner 50 - only one aircraft, similar to the model of the 40 series, which was a test stand for electronic equipment company North American Autonetics Division.
Saberliner 60 - a ten-seat version with a 0.97 m long fuselage, five portholes on each side and JT12A-8 engines with a thrust of 1497 kgf. Certified in April 1967.
Saberliner 65 - was in mass production until the end of 1981, had a wing with supercritical profile and turbofan engines Garrett TFE731-3-1D; Experienced aircraft made the first flight on June 29, 1977.
Saberliner 75 - an experienced aircraft made the first flight on December 4, 1969. under the designation Saberliner 70, with an increased fuselage diameter and rectangular portholes; certified in June 1970., but in 1973. was replaced by a model 75A with CF700 engines that made the first flight on October 18, 1972.
Saberliner80A - aircraft model 75A with improved performance; The first flight was made in April 1978.
Saberliner 85 - project version with a new wing, a new engine and an elongated fuselage.

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