CAC Sabre

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The CAC Sabre was an Australian-built, Rolls-Royce Avon–powered development of the F-86 Sabre fighter jet, adapted and produced by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation for service with the Royal Australian Air Force.

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CAC Sabre canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
jet aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftCategory subsonic jet fighter
airForceDesignation Canadair Sabre
surface form: Sabre Mk.30

Canadair Sabre
surface form: Sabre Mk.31

Canadair Sabre
surface form: Sabre Mk.32
airframeOrigin North American F-86 Sabre design lineage
alsoKnownAs Canadair Sabre
surface form: CAC CA-27 Sabre
armament 30 mm ADEN cannon
air-to-air rockets
bombs
basedOn North American F-86 Sabre
conflict Borneo Confrontation
surface form: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
countryOfOrigin Australia
designedFor air superiority
ground attack
developedBy Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
developedIn 1950s
engineType single-engine jet
era Cold War
firstFlight 1953
introduced 1954
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
nationalDesignation CA-27
notableFeature increased firepower with 30 mm cannon
modified fuselage to accommodate Avon engine
re-engined with Rolls-Royce Avon instead of General Electric J47
numberOfEngines 1
operator Indonesian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
powerplant Rolls-Royce Avon engine
surface form: Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engine
primaryUser Royal Australian Air Force
productionStatus out of production
propulsion jet propulsion
retiredFromRAAF 1971
role day fighter
fighter-bomber
serviceBranch Royal Australian Air Force
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer
usedBy Indonesian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Malaysian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
wingConfiguration swept wing

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Rolls-Royce Avon engine usedIn CAC Sabre
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Avon