| Manufacturer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
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. |
| First Flight |
1953-08-03 |
| Entry Into service |
1954-01-01 |
| Production End |
1961-01-01 |
| Service End |
1971-01-01 |
| Designer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
11.2776 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1126.541 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15849.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
60.96 |
| Armament |
2× 30 mm ADEN cannons with 162 rounds per gun; 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) of payload on four external hardpoints; bombs were usually only mounted on the inner two pylons, as the outer pair of pylons were wet-plumbed for 2× 200 impgal drop tanks to give the CAC Sabre a useful range. A wide variety of bombs could be carried with maximum standard loadout being 2 x 1,000 lb bombs plus 2 drop tanks. As an ai… |
| National Origin |
Australia |
| Number Built |
112 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Rolls-Royce Avon RA.26 turbojet engine |
| Primary Users |
Royal Australian Air Force, Indonesian Air Force , Royal Malaysian Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Sabre |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
28.0846 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |