Canadair Sabre

[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.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Wayne Henderson

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

Regards,
Wayne.

Match the camo, if you've left any.