CA 27 Mk 32 ( F 86) Sabre Jet Flying at Temora Nov 2011

CAC Avon Sabre A94983 Flight Display at Temora Invitational Scale Classic 2011 on Saturday 5th November. Brief History of Australian built CAC Avon Sabre A94983: (Redesigned version of the North American F86F Sabre) Built by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in November 1957. In 1951, CAC obtained a licence agreement to build the F86. It was decided to power the aircraft using a licencebuilt version of the RollsRoyce Avon This involved a redesign of the fuselage as the Avon was shorter, wider and lighter than the General Electric J47 that powered the North Americanbuilt aircraft. Because of the engine change the type is often referred to as the Avon Sabre. To accommodate the Avon, over 60 of the fuselage was redesigned along with a 25 increase in the size of the air intake. Another major revision was in replacing the F86F s six machine guns with two 30mm Aden cannons, while other changes were also made to the cockpit and to provide an increased fuel capacity. In February 1959, the a