Sabre engines - Flying?

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• Sabre engines - Flying?

  21 September 2011 11:37, by Anthony Knight

  This is a very old thread, but can I add a request? Does anyone have a recording of a Sabre engine being started (Coffman starter). All of the so-called Sabre recordings miss that vital part of the process. We are trying to compile a sound archive of Typhoons for our web-site. I believe that there are two new Sabres in packing cases, possibly at Booker. Perhaps NPH could persuade someone to get them running. Anthony Knight Secretary, Typhoon Entente Cordiale Trust www.tect.org.uk

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  • Sabre engines - Flying? 22 May 2012 03:51, by Alec BAstin

    As we try to restore our Napier Sabre engine to a static condition , a member of our group askd if it would be possible to restore it to an operating condition at his ( and his group in Mar del Plata City) cost. We answered that that we considered the project impossible but reading about the suspected existance of two "new" Sabres , perhaps this could happen. If those Sabres exist , would it be possible to move them down to Mar del Plata Argentina? If so I could link both ends of the rope . Please let me know through our mails

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    • Sabre engines - Flying? 24 December 2012 14:11

      I have spent a number of years cataloguing surviving Sabres and Typhoon parts. I saw a reference to the restoration of a Sabre engine, is this with the Napier Trust? Would love to know the history of this and it is one of the engines I have listed as surviving...

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      • Sabre engines - Flying? 27 December 2012 16:45, by Roy Gasson

        Sorry for the delay only just come back on after Christmas. The engine I have recently heard of is in an Argentian Museum and is being restored for display purposes. We would be very interested is seeing a copy of your catatogue of Sabres.

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        • Sabre engines - Flying? 13 March 2013 14:37, by Matt Myers

          Is it possible to obtain any engineering drawings of the Sabre engine?

          I would presume the engineering drawings still exist on microfilm but who would own them today?

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          • Sabre engines - Flying? 5 April 2013 13:55, by Roy Gasson

            I am afraid that a complete set of Sabre drawings do not exist as far as the Trust knows, we do have some drawings that we have managed to rescue.

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