Canadair Sabre

[Wayne Henderson]

Hi Dave, I do have a digital copy of the North American F 86 but am still looking for a Canadair Manual as the two aircraft do vary in several areas. I will try your link with thanks.

Hi Terry,
Thanks for the link, great looking aircraft! Im on to it.

Thanks David for the information, long shot or not, worth a go.

Hi Keith, Great photo, looks like it's heavy under brakes. The paint job is very hot rod and looks brilliant. I have included a pic of the ejector seat, bare bones with the bang bits removed.

The nose wheel is made by BF Goodrich and has a new matching tyre.

The canopy is suffering from crazing and the rubber needs touching up in areas but it is starting to look better without the camo.

I have also included a shot from a manual of the panels that I need to find or make.

[David Dunlop]

Wayne.

If you look up “Flight Systems Sabres” you will find the reference to the Moncton, New Brunswick source of Sabres. Flight Systems had quite a supply of Canadian Sabres when the USAF switched to newer model drones. Who knows what might turn up.

David

[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