Vought F-8 Crusader
Data for F-8H Variant
The Vought F-8 Crusader was the first fully supersonic carrier borne fighter aircraft procured by the US Navy. The Crusader was very neat little fighter. The Crusader has a variable incidence wing. This wing gave it the ability to achieve better angle of attack during carrier launchings and approaches. The Crusader was replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and Phantom was in turn replaced by the F-14 Tomcat. The Crusader is often known as the last gunfighter because it primary armament was its canon, although it could carry Sidewinders. The French bought F-8s for their Clemenceau class carriers which are now being replaced by the Charles du Gaulle class equipped with Rafales.
Specifications
(Data for F-8H)
Origin: Vought
Type: Carrierborne Fighter
Crew: Pilot
Powerplant: One Pratt & Whitney J57-P-420 afterburning turbojet delivering 8 890 kg (19 600 lbs)
Dimensions
Span: 10.87 m (35' 8")
Height: 4.8 m (15' 9")
Length: 16.52 m (54' 3")
Weight: Maximum 15 549 kg (34 280 lbs)
Performance
Maximum Speed: 1 860 kph (1 156 mph) at altitude
Cruising Speed: 895 kph (556 mph)
Climb Rate: 7 101.6 m (23 300 feet)/min
Range: 2 296 km (1 427 miles)
Service Ceiling: 15 730 m (51 600 feet)
Armament
Four 20 mm MK-12 cannon with 125 round each & four Sidewinder AAMs, or up to 2 268 kg (5 000 lbs) of external ordnance
First Flight: February 16, 1960
User(s): United States, France
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