North American / Rockwell / Sabreliner
Sabreliner 60 family
The Sabreliner 60 stretched the earlier civilian Sabreliner to provide additional cabin space. It retained turbojet power and the family’s swept-wing character, targeting operators who needed more accommodation without moving into a much larger corporate aircraft.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- North American / Rockwell / Sabreliner
- Family
- Sabreliner 60 family
- Aircraft category
- Business Jet
- Propulsion
- Jet
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- Certified designation
- NA-265-60
- Initial approval
- 28 April 1967
- Original engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojets
- Maximum operating Mach reference
- Mach 0.80
- Cabin development
- Stretched relative to Sabreliner 40
- 60A modification
- Raisbeck Mark Five wing with increased span and fuel capacity
Original Model 60 certification references. Mark Five / 60A modifications alter the applicable performance and configuration.
Overview
Program history
Certified in 1967, the NA-265-60 developed the short-body 40 into a more useful executive transport. Later Raisbeck Mark Five work replaced the wing with a more efficient design, creating the 60A upgrade and helping extend the aircraft’s competitiveness. An original 60 and a modified 60A therefore require different performance references.