During the years 1946 to 1949 Cessna produced two basically identical two-seat light cabin monoplanes known as the Models 120 and 140.

Steve Wittman, a well-known American racing pilot since the 1920s, designed a number of racing aircraft and, due to the popularity of his designs, several designs were made available for amateur construction.

The Sabre is designed and built in the Slovenia by SOVA and is available as a factory built machine, and can be registered under ultralight rules or in the general aviation category.