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Vought F-8 Crusader

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The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass), and for the French Navy. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955. The F-8 served principally in the Vietnam War. The Crusader was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters"

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Controls
AG1: tail hook
AG2: variable-incidence wing
AG3: fold wing
AG4: drop tanks
AG5: engine start
VTOL: flaps
Trim

Weaponry:
4x 20mm
4x AIM-9

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Spotlights

  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Length 52.3ft (15.9m)
  • Height 16.9ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 954lbs (432kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,438lbs (8,363kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.828
  • Wing Loading 20.3lbs/ft2 (99.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 908.5ft2 (84.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1718

Parts

  • Number of Parts 267
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 1,680