USA 1950s Challenge - Vaught F-8U Crusader
50.4k Stingray
9.2 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on WWIIPlaneBuilder's America challenge
Entering service in the U.S. Navy in 1957, the F-8 Crusader engaged Migs in Vietnam. Guns jammed, though, and successful kills used AIM Sidewinder missiles. An old era, for @WWIIPlaneBuilder
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor America challenge
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
- Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
- Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 10,742lbs (4,872kg)
- Loaded Weight 15,832lbs (7,181kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.554
- Wing Loading 41.7lbs/ft2 (203.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 379.7ft2 (35.3m2)
- Drag Points 2391
Parts
- Number of Parts 109
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 344
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