Canadair Sabre

[Mike Cecil]

Wayne,

What's happening to WWB??

Has the Sabre nudged the bus sideways in the workshed?

Nice find, nice challenge you have there. Yours must be about the only Canadian Sabre in Oz.

Mike

[Wayne Henderson]

Hi Mike, The Chev still has pride of place in the shed and is progressing slowly.
This Canadair Sabre is probably the only one down here but I'd love to be wrong. Quite a few CAC built ones are still around, mostly in museums.
There appear to be more Mig 15 and 17s here than the Sabre.

[Wayne Henderson]

I have emailed my fingers off to museums all over the world, got 2 replies.
There are several part F86's in New Zealand but the owner has not responded. Probably still mad about that underarm episode, just let it go fellas.

Found some small bits and still pulling the camo off during quite times.

Added a second aircraft, as one does, 1960 105e.
Have all the parts for this one but the invisibility booster is faulty.

[David Herbert]

Disk brakes on a 105e ? Or is that part of the flying option pack ?

David

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Wayne

Yours may be a Canadair Sabre Mk 6, the best sabre. Sold directly to the SAAF. Does your have a number in evidence? There are lots of photos of SA Sabres.

http://www.saairforce.co.za/gallery-and-media/49/sabre

http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airf...13b-sabre-mk-6

They had quite the rate of incidents: "Mechanic sucked into intake during engine ground-run."
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airf...-summaries/226

and
SABRE_2.JPG

http://wildaviation.com/cms/images/s...re/SABRE_2.JPG

I have a Royal Air Force "Pilot's Notes for Sabre Mk. 4" if you're interested.

In RAF service, it was also called the Sabre F.4.

regards
Darrell

[Grant Bowker]

Crown Assets here in Ottawa have been selling off Orenda engines to suit the Sabre. Today's listing is at https://www.gcsurplus.ca/mn-eng.cfm?...1&sf=ferm-clos I've no idea why the National Research Council have been keeping low time engines to study for so long after the type stopped having a known use.....
Two previous sales took in 5000 and 13000 (Canadian) dollars.

[Wayne Henderson]

Hi David, disc brakes are required to pull it up on my short driveway/runway. The engine may possibly have a bit more thrust than the standard 997.

Hi Darrell, this aircraft is the last one (I have been informed) produced by Canada, serial plates are still in place, SAAF number 383.

The plane spotters out there will know this aircraft has had a long and sad story of neglect.

Hi Grant, The Orenda is the engine of choice for the Sabres still airworthy. There are a pile of engines sitting at a South Africa airfield, outside of course.

Regards,
Wayne.