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

CAC Avon Sabre A94-983 Flight Display at Temora Invitational Scale Classic 2011 on Saturday 5th November. Brief History of Australian built CAC Avon Sabre A94-983: (Redesigned version of the North American F-86F Sabre) Built by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in November 1957. In 1951, CAC obtained a licence agreement to build the F-86. It was decided to power the aircraft using a licence-built version of the Rolls-Royce Avon . This involved a re-design of the fuselage as the Avon was shorter, wider and lighter than the General Electric J47 that powered the North American-built 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 F-86F’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