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1956
1956 - 1143.PDF
FLIGHT, 24 August 1956 289 Powerplant ... SpanLength Gross weightMax. speed ... Orenda 14 ... 37ft lin... 37ft 6in ... 16,000 1b about 690 m.p.h. Powerplant .Span LengthGross weight Max. speed .. R.R. Canada Nene 1038ft lOiin ... 37ft 9inabout 12,000 ib 600 m.p.h. Powerplant ... Two Wright R-1820Span 69ft 8in Length 42ft 3inCruising speed ... ISO m.p.h. Above and left, Canadair Sabre. Below, T-33 Silver Star. Commonwealth Aviation Canadair Sabre. Since 1950 about 1,600 F-86 Sabres have been built by Canadair—227 of themin 1955. Half the total production has been Orenda powered. The current version, the Sabre 6, is a hybrid version of the F-86E, incorporating features (such as the "hard" leading edge)of the F-86F, and is powered by the Orenda 14 two-stage turbine engine. Last year, an "area rule" experiment was carried out on the Sabre by bulging each side of the fuselage fore and aftof the wing, and the aircraft is being tested by the R.C.A.F. and National Aeronautical Establishment (see photograph on page 285). Canadair-built Sabres, armed with the standard American equipment of six 0.5in guns andable to carry 4,000 lb of bombs or rockets externally, are in service with the R.C.A.F., R.A.F., S.A.A.F. and U.S.A.F., as well as the air forces of France, Turkey, Greece and Colombia.Canadair Silver Star. Since late in 1952, when deliveries of the Canadair-built version com- menced, 550 T-33AN Silver Stars have been built. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Nene 10 offeringan all-round improvement in performance, the Canadair T-33 AN is basically similar to the Lockheed T-33, a two-seat training version of the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. Productionof the aircraft is expected to continue for some time, probably until some decision is reached regarding a basic jet trainer for the R.C.A.F. The T-33AN is the standard jet trainer for pilotsof the R.C.A.F. in Canada and Europe and for all Canadian-trained N.A.T.O. pilots. de Havilland CS2F-1. The Royal Canadian Navy have chosen the Grumman CS2F-1 to be thebackbone of their anti-submarine air power. Widely subcontracted throughout the Canadian industry, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada (who are the "prime contractors") are responsible forassembly, equipment installation and testing at their Toronto factory, and are themselves building the first 42 front-fuselage units. R.C.N. orders have been placed for 66 aircraft, withspares provisioning for 100. The first two aircraft have flown, and are expected to be delivered to the Navy in September.The CS2F-1 is a multi-purpose aircraft equipped with homing torpedoes, rockets, depth charges and mines for its primary role of submarine attack. Search aids include radar, electroniccounter-measures, magnetic detectors, searchlight and sonobuoys. Powered by two Canadian- built Wright Cyclones and carrying a crew of four, the aircraft has an endurance of 8 hours,and a search speed of 130 knots. A take-off run quoted as slightly over 300ft and an approach speed of 75 knots enable the CS2F-1 to operate from light fleet carriers without rocket or catapultassistance—a major factor behind its selection for the R.C.N. Below and left, CS2F-1.
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