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 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory subsonic jet fighter ⓘ
airForceDesignation Sabre Mk.30 ⓘ
linked to: Canadair Sabre

Sabre Mk.31 ⓘ
linked to: Canadair Sabre

Sabre Mk.32 ⓘ
linked to: Canadair Sabre
airframeOrigin North American F-86 Sabre design lineage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CAC CA-27 Sabre ⓘ
linked to: Canadair Sabre
armament 30 mm ADEN cannon ⓘ
air-to-air rockets ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
basedOn North American F-86 Sabre ⓘ
conflict 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 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 → usedIn → CAC Sabre ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Avon engine
RAAF Museum → hasExhibit → CAC Sabre ⓘ
No. 77 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Sabre ⓘ
subject linked to: 77 Squadron
No. 76 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Sabre ⓘ
subject linked to: 76 Squadron
No. 24 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → CAC Sabre ⓘ
subject linked to: 24SQN
CA-27 → aircraftFamily → CAC Sabre ⓘ
CA-27 → alsoKnownAs → CAC Sabre ⓘ