Talk:North American F-86D Sabre

Article name
Should the article be named F-86D Sabre dont think Sabre Dog is an official name. MilborneOne (talk) 13:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


 * AFAIK is in not official, which is why it's in quotes in the article. However, I used it in the title for DABbing, as it is a common nickname, to help distinguish it from the main article. - BillCJ (talk) 13:20, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


 * OK Still think it should be F-86D Sabre (which redirects to F-86 Sabre not here!) we have not used nicknames or unofficial names in aircraft articles as a general rule. MilborneOne (talk) 19:12, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


 * OK, go ahead and move it then. An admin will have to do it anyway most likely, since it's a prexisting page. Also, are you able to do hist merges yet? I found North American YF-95 this morning, which is about a year and a half old, yet know one ever linked to it from the main F-86 page! If we can merge the histories together, tht would be good. I've not made it a redirect yet because I know overlapping histories can mess up histmerges sometimes. I asked RL to do it, but I think I missed him - I know he doesn't have a lot of time for WP right now. - BillCJ (talk) 19:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Should the article be named F-86D Sabre? It isn't only about the F-86D, it's also about the F-86K/L. - ZLEA — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZLEA (talk • contribs) 14:20, 10 January 2017 (UTC)


 * No the prime variant is the F-86D the others are just sub-variants of the D. MilborneOne (talk) 18:03, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

SAGE
The main reason for converting D's to L's was to add the SAGE datalink capability. Presumably this is the "new electronics" mentioned in this article. Probably should be more clearly described. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.48.11 (talk) 12:26, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Even funnier, even though the F-86L was used with the SAGE system but no mention is made in this stub of an article, the F-94C lacked the datalink equipment and hence was never used within the SAGE system, yet the Wiki article on the Starfire makes a big deal about how that aircraft was used with SAGE (an erroneous claim). Wiki is always good for a laugh! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 17:48, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is a work in progress if you have reliable sources then you are welcome to improve the article yourself. MilborneOne (talk) 17:58, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * No way. We used to condescend to correct the blatent errors, but usually they'd be reverted by some individual who had absolutely no idea what they were talking about. As a published author with a Ph.D. who's been involved in the aerospace industry in many capacities for 30+ years, yes we know what we're talking about. But we aren't stupid enough to waste our time - we just like to point out the bs that wiki promotes as fact. But it's a good joke....
 * Here's a short article by Larry Davis, a reputable aviation historian in our opinion, on the F-86L's connection to the SAGE system: http://sabre-pilots.org/classics/v153follow.htm Knock yourselves out updating your little article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.51.66.32 (talk) 21:20, 1 October 2014 (UTC)