Sept. 16
The UTX prototype Sabreliner makes its first flight from Palmdale Airport in California

June 30
First flight of a production T-39A

June 4
The first operational T-39A is delivered to the USAF

154 T-39A aircraft are delivered to the USAF

Sabreliner Models T-39B and T-39D receive their FAA type certificates

Sabreliner Model 40, S/N 282-001, was in work at North American Aviation

Assigned FAA registration number N571R, Sabreliner Model 40, S/N 282-001, has a custom interior installed at Remmert-Werner in St. Louis. Planned for use as a demonstrator, demand for the popular aircraft caused it to be sold to an operator almost immediately.

The Navy acquires 42 T-39D aircraft to be used for radar intercept officer trainers

April 17
The Sabreliner Model 40 receives its FAA type certificate

October 24
The first commercial Sabreliner, S/N 282-002, is delivered to Pet Milk for a selling price of $989,982. The aircraft is still in service with the U.S. Navy in Pensacola, FL.

The Sabreliner Model 60 is awarded its FAA airworthiness certificate

July 12
The first Model 60, S/N 306-003, is delivered to Air Reduction

December 27
Production of the Model 40 is stopped with the delivery of S/N 282-097 to the FAA

Production of the Model 60 is stopped in Los Angeles

Model 40 production is restarted with Model 40A. S/N 282-098 arrives in Perryville from Los Angeles for paint, interior and avionics. The aircraft is completed at Perryville on July 21, 1972.

November 30
The Sabreliner Model 80 receives its FAA type certificate

February 21
The first Model 80, S/N 380-001, is delivered to N.L. Industries at a price of $1,917,379

September
10 Sabreliners are completed this month at Perryville: two Model 40s, five Model 60s and three Model 80s

September 27
The last Model 40 is delivered, S/N 282-136

Rockwell International renames its Aviation Services Division the Sabreliner Division and moves the marketing department from Los Angeles to St. Louis

A life extension program is developed, extending the originally certified 10,000 hour or 10,000 cycle life of Sabreliners to 30,000 hours/30,000 cycles. The engineering department also is moved to St. Louis.

June 29
First flight of the Model 65

July 8
The 500th Sabreliner is delivered to Procter & Gamble. Perryville receives its production certificate, allowing final assembly and initial flight testing to occur in Perryville

May 2
The last Model 60, S/N 306-146, is delivered to Millipore

July 13
The last Model 80, S/N 380-072, is delivered to Saudi-Oger

November 28
The Model 65 receives its FAA type certificate

December 8
The first Model 65, S/N 465-12, is delivered to Vasquez Rana

February 21 & 22
The Sabre 65 sets several long-range flight records including:

• New York to San Francisco: 2285 NM in 6 hours, 1 minute, 33 seconds
  at a speed of 436 statute MPH
  
• San Francisco to Boston: 2361 NM in 5 hours, 1 minute, 15 seconds
  at a speed of 541 statute MPH
  
• Boston to Paris: 3054 NM in 6 hours, 39 minutes, 20 seconds
  at a speed of 528 statute MPH

December 11
The 600th Sabreliner is delivered to Standard Oil of California

1980 saw the most deliveries of new Sabreliner aircraft; 41 Model 65s were delivered

The last production Model 65, S/N 465-076, is delivered to Acopian Technical

Rockwell halts new aircraft production, concentrating on selling aircraft in its inventory and on service and parts sales

Sabreliner moves from its Lambert- St. Louis facility and expands operations to Spirit of St. Louis Airport, leasing three hangars and two office buildings and relocates headquarters there

The Excalibur modification, which extended the service life of 40 and 60 models to 15,000 hours, is completed on Sabreliner S/N 306-037 and delivered to North American Royalties

A combination of increased commercial sales and the winning of the Undergraduate Naval Flight Officer (UNFO) training program contract results in 20% employment growth and facilities expansion, highlighted by completion of a new engine test cell and a 30,000-sq.ft. hangar at Perryville

Sabreliner acquires Teledyne's Neosho, MO, and Independence, KS, operations which include facilities in excess of 320,000 square feet exclusively for aircraft engine overhaul and repair

Major flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers inundates Sabreliner's headquarters and two aircraft service facilities, requiring the company to relocate offices and services to temporary sites

Sabreliner acquires Turbotech of San Diego, CA, an engine component and accessory overhaul and repair operation. In the process, the corporation combines its engine services into one division named Premier Turbines

An innovative inspection and maintenance program, called Sabre 2000, is introduced. The program consolidates structural inspections, provides a corrosion warranty and increases the service life of the aircraft.

Sabreliner reacquires the first Sabreliner ever built, S/N 282-001, refurbishes it and begins to use it as its own corporate jet

Sabreliner develops a composite side panel interior modification, increasing cabin space and reducing the aircraft's weight

Sabreliner receives Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) certification for the Sabre 65, making it the best value in RVSM-capable aircraft

Sabre 65 RVSM Group Certification received

Sale of Neosho facility.

Introduces new inspection program for 40 & 60, adding 2,000 of service life.