Saberwing Aircraft Saberwing (SABW)
ICAO SABW Light

Saberwing Aircraft Saberwing

Twin Jet

The Saberwing is a rare experimental twin-jet ultralight designed and built by Saberwing Aircraft, representing one of the few attempts to create a jet-powered aircraft within the FAA's Part 103 ultralight category weight limits. With a maximum takeoff weight of just 1,320 pounds and powered by two small turbojet engines, the Saberwing occupies a unique niche in aviation as a micro-jet capable of jet performance in an ultralight-class airframe. The design emerged from the experimental aviation community's push to explore jet propulsion at the smallest practical scale, offering enthusiasts the experience of jet flight without the regulatory burden of certified aircraft. Its twin-engine configuration provides redundancy unusual in the ultralight world, though the aircraft's performance envelope and operational characteristics remain largely within the experimental builder community. The Saberwing's rarity stems from the complexity and cost of integrating even small turbojets into an ultralight airframe, making it more of a proof-of-concept than a widely replicated design. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the most frequently observed operator.

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INCIDENT RATE
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Safety in context

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Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Vne
250 kt
Approach category

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
Length
Tail height
Wheelbase
Gear width
Wake category
L

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
1,320 lb
MALW
Manufacturer model
Saberwing
FAA designator
Registered

Top operators

By fleet size · last 7 days

0

No operator data available.

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 7 days

No safety data available.

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of SABW

20
04/28/2026
49m
△ Unstable approach
03/02/2026
47m
△ Unstable approach
03/02/2026
40m
△ Unstable approach
02/06/2026
55m
△ Unstable approach
01/04/2026
1h 15m
△ Unstable approach
10/30/2025
1h 3m
△ Unstable approach
10/15/2025
41m
△ Unstable approach
10/08/2025
51m
△ Unstable approach
09/23/2025
44m
△ Unstable approach
09/17/2025
47m
△ Unstable approach

Recent flights

Real flights of SABW · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/27/2026
32m
No alerts
06/20/2026
1h 6m
No alerts
06/19/2026
45m
No alerts
06/19/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
57m
No alerts
05/09/2026
1h 5m
No alerts
05/08/2026
34m
No alerts
05/08/2026
47m
No alerts
04/29/2026
19m
No alerts
04/28/2026
49m
△ Unstable approach
04/28/2026
36m
No alerts
04/02/2026
44m
No alerts
03/30/2026
24m
No alerts
03/13/2026
25m
No alerts
03/12/2026
44m
No alerts
03/12/2026
31m
No alerts
03/04/2026
21m
No alerts
03/02/2026
47m
△ Unstable approach
03/02/2026
1h 0m
No alerts
03/02/2026
40m
△ Unstable approach
03/02/2026
44m
No alerts
02/26/2026
1h 15m
No alerts
02/26/2026
27m
No alerts
02/26/2026
29m
No alerts
02/26/2026
35m
No alerts
02/26/2026
42m
No alerts
02/12/2026
1h 9m
No alerts
02/06/2026
55m
△ Unstable approach
02/01/2026
1h 47m
No alerts
01/24/2026
1h 0m
No alerts
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