The
North American Sabreliner, later sold as the
Rockwell Sabreliner, is a mid-sized
business jet developed by
North American Aviation. It was offered to the
U.S. Air Force in response to their Utility Trainer Experimental (UTX) program. It was named "Sabreliner" due to the similarity of the wing and tail to North American's
F-86 Sabre jet fighter." Military variants, designated
T-39 Sabreliner, were used by the U.S Air Force,
U.S. Navy and
U.S. Marine Corps after the Air Force placed an initial order in
1959. The Sabreliner was also developed into a commercial variant.