Here is the CA-27 Sabre, Australian built version of the F-86 Sabre. Thought by many to be the best Sabre variant ever produced, this machine is CA-27 Sabre Mk.32 A94-974, marked in the colors of 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, August 1954.

This is a brand new skin by me, the 3dz is by Woolfman. The cockpit and wingview are by Mosi, from his TA183, modified by me for the F86. The cockpit panel is by Claudio Wilches.

When your lined up on the runway at the start of a mission, select the outside view and watch the canopy close!

About the Sabre in RAAF service:

CAC Sabre Mk.32
TYPE: Single-seat fighter-bomber 
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States; licence built with modification in Australia 
ENGINE: One Rolls-Royce/CAC Avon RA.7 Mk.26 turbojet, 7,500 lb thrust. 
DIMENSIONS: 
Span: 37 ft 1 in / 11.30 m. 
Length: 37 ft 6 in / 11.43 m. 
Height: 14 ft 4 in / 4.37 m. 
PERFORMANCE: 
Max. speed: 608 kts / 1,126 kph / 695 mph
Average cruise: 478 kts / 885 kph 
Service ceiling: 52,000 ft / 15,850 m. 
Initial climb: 12,000 ft. / 3,658 m.per min (clean) 
Ferry range; 1,000 n.m. / 1,850 km. 
WEIGHTS: 
Empty weight: 12,000 lb / 5,443 kg 
Normal loaded: 17,720 lb / 8,038 kg 
Max. loaded: 21,210 lb / 9,621 kg 
ARMAMENT: 2x 30 mm cannon; 2x AIM-9B Sidewinder AAMs. Max bomb load 2,000 lb / 907 kg. 
CREW: 1 
RAAF SERVICE: 1954-1971
with 3, 75, 76, 77 and 79 Sqns. and Operational Conversion Units. 

Competing with the Grumman Panther and various Hawker proposals in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Sabre and Hawker Hunter became the final alternatives. In 1951 the Sabre was selected, for production by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC)in modified form, replacing the GE J47 engine with the more powerful Rolls-Royce Avon, also built by CAC. 
The new engine was shorter, but wider, and needed a wider intake for more air, and the resulting changes influenced 60% of the airframe. The standard six 0.5 inch machine guns were also replaced, by two 30 mm Aden cannon. 
The CA-26 Avon Sabre first flew in August 1953, and deliveries under the CA-27 designation followed from August 1954. Three versions were produced. The first were the Mk.30, with US type slatted wings; these were followed by the Mk.31, with fixed and extended wing leading edges. The bulk of aircraft were Mk.32's, built from September 1956, with better performance and load-carrying ability. Early marks were upgraded to this standard. From this point the Sabres could carry Sidewinder AAMs. In all 112 CAC Sabres were delivered.
RAAF Sabres served in Malaysia and Thailand. They began to be replaced by Mirage IIIs from 1965, finally retiring in 1971. Several flew on with the Malaysian and Indonesian air forces.

Unzip the files and copy all .tpc and .3dz files into your European Air War directory.
To return to the default skin, move all *.tpc and 3dz files out of the EAW dirctory.

Richard "Gramps" Kaminski
23 September 2002
Endeavour2000@hotmail.com
 







