CAC Sabre
The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft. The F-86F was redesigned and built by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC). Equipping five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons, the type saw action in the Malayan Emergency in the late 1950s and was employed for air defence in Malaysia and Thailand in the 1960s. Ex-RAAF models also saw service with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
- Category
- Fighters
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 550 kt
- Max speed
- 610 kt
- Range
- 1,002 nm
- Service ceiling
- 52,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 12,000 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 21,210 lb
- Empty weight
- 12,000 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 200 US gal
- Powerplant
- Rolls-Royce Avon RA.26
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 37.5 ft
- Wingspan
- 37.1 ft
- Height
- 14 ft
- Number built
- 112
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.