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F-8 Crusader
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F-8 Crusader

F-8 Crusader
testbed (NASA)]]
Description
Role Carrier-borne fighter
Crew 1
First Flight
Entered Service
Manufacturer Vought
Dimensions
Length 54' 6" m
Wingspan 35' 2" m
Height 15' 9" m
Wing area 350 ft² m²
Weights
Empty lbs kg
Loaded lbs kg
Maximum takeoff lbs kg
Capacity
Powerplant
Engines Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet
Power hp kW
Thrust lbs kN
Performance
Maximum speed mph km/h
Combat range miles km
Ferry range miles km
Service ceiling ft m
Rate of climb ft/min m/min
Wing loading lb/ft² kg/m²
Thrust/Weight
Power/Mass hp/lb kW/kg
Avionics
Avionics
Armament
Guns
Bombs
Missiles
Rockets
Other

The F-8 Crusader was originally built by LTV Aerospace, which was based in Dallas, Texas. It was first manufactured in March 1957. It was the last US fighter with guns as its primary weapon. The RF-8 Crusader, the reconnaissance version, was longer-lived than the actual fighter versions, with reserve units using them through 1986.

A modified F-8C was used by NASA in 1972 to prove the concept of digital fly-by-wire.

The F-8E was used by the French Navy, as a carrier-based aircraft, until 1999 (according to sources), when they were replaced by the Rafale-M. About 20 were still in service, before they were retired.

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