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The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single engined fighter designed to be a supersonic, carrier based, air superiority fighter. It's first flight was in 1955, and it entered service in 1957. The final examples were retired in 1999 in France. The Crusader, with its four 20 mm cannons, was called the last gun fighter.

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  • Vought F-8 Crusader
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  • The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single engined fighter designed to be a supersonic, carrier based, air superiority fighter. It's first flight was in 1955, and it entered service in 1957. The final examples were retired in 1999 in France. The Crusader, with its four 20 mm cannons, was called the last gun fighter.
  • The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and the Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass. After the Navy's disappointing experience with the Cutlass, the Crusader was referred to by some as "Vought's Last Chance" after company founder Chance M. Vought. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955, and was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, principally serving in the Vietnam War. The RF-8 Crusader was a photo-reconnaissance development and operated longer in U.S. service than any of the fighter versions. RF-8s played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, providing essential low-level photographs impossible to acquire by
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loaded weight main
  • 29000.0
airfoil
  • NACA 65A006 mod root, NACA 65A005 mod tip
max speed more
  • at 36,000 ft
Guns
  • 4(xsd:integer)
climb rate main
  • 31950.0
length alt
  • 16.53 m
span main
  • 1087.12
Status
  • Retired completely in 2000
cruise speed main
  • 570.0
more performance
  • *Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.8
thrust alt
  • 47.6 kN
height alt
  • 4.80 m
Introduced
  • March 1957
primary user
Type
payload more
  • of weapons
loading main
  • 77(xsd:double)
Align
  • right
Caption
  • Two AIM-9D Sidewinders mounted on the Y-pylons of the F-8 Crusader
  • Side-view of two Sidewinder AAMs mounted on the unique Y-pylon
length main
  • 1653.54
Width
  • 150(xsd:integer)
area main
  • 375.0
combat radius alt
  • 730.0
bombs
  • **12× 250 lb Mark 81 bombs or **8× 500 lb Mark 82 bombs or **4× 1,000 lb Mark 83 bombs or'' **2× 2,000 lb Mark 84 bombs
ferry range main
  • 1735.0
height main
  • 480.06
span alt
  • 10.87 m
missiles
  • **Air-to-air missiles: ***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or Matra Magic **Air-to-surface missiles: ***2× AGM-12 Bullpup
payload alt
  • 2300.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • Mach 1.86
combat radius main
  • 450.0
thrust/weight
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 162.3
ceiling main
  • 58000.0
afterburning thrust main
  • 18000(xsd:integer)
National Origin
  • United States
empty weight main
  • 17541.0
aspect ratio
  • 3(xsd:double)
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  • 80.1 kN
type of jet
  • afterburning turbojet
loaded weight alt
  • 13000.0
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  • F8U-2N AIM-9 pylon NAN8-60.jpg
  • Sidewinder 1A+1C.jpg
area alt
  • 34.8
First Flight
  • 1955-03-25(xsd:date)
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engine (jet)
  • Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A
max speed alt
  • 1225(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • jet
loading alt
  • 377(xsd:double)
ferry range alt
  • 2795.0
empty weight alt
  • 7956.0
thrust main
  • 10700(xsd:integer)
number of jets
  • 1(xsd:integer)
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 17,700 m
avionics
  • *Magnavox AN/APQ-84 or AN/APQ-94 Fire-control radar
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