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WIKIPEDIA:
The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft. designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters".

1976 (fighter, U.S. Navy)29 March 1987 (photo reconnaissance, U.S. Naval Reserve)1991 (Philippines)19 December 1999 (fighter, French Naval Aviation)
Developed into
Vought XF8U-3 Crusader IIILTV A-7 Corsair II
Development of the F-8 commenced after release of the requirement for a new fighter by the United States Navy in September 1952. Vought's design team, led by John Russell Clark, produced the V-383, a relatively unorthodox fighter that possessed an innovative high-mounted variable-incidence wing, an area-ruled fuselage, all-moving stabilators, dog-tooth notching at the wing folds for improved yaw stability, and liberal use of titanium throughout the airframe. During June 1953, Vought received an initial order to produce three XF8U-1 prototypes of its design. On 25 March 1955, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. Flight testing proved the aircraft to be relatively problem-free. On 21 August 1956, U.S. Navy pilot R.W. Windsor attained a top speed of 1,015 mph; in doing so, the F-8 became the first jet fighter in American service to reach 1,000 mph.

Carries:4×AIM-9S 8×BOMBS

AG1:CANOPY
AG2:FOLDING WINGS
AG3:ARRESTING HOOK
AG4:AIRBREAK
VTOL:FLAPS