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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F-8 | |
| Designation: | F-8 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Crusader | |
| Equivalent to: | F8U-1E | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| First Flew: | 1958/09/03 | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 54' 3" | 16.5 m | |
| Height: | 15' 9" | 4.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 35' 8" | 10.8 m | |
| Wingarea: | 350.0 sq ft | 32.5 sq m | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-12 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 1,322 mph | 2,128 km/h | 1,150 kt |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Delaware Valley Historical Aircraft Assoc. | NAS Willow Grove | Pennsylvania |
Recent comments by our visitors
| MILTON SMITH Clover, SC | F8 was a "flying rocket"...
MARTD WG was my very 1st duty station as a hydraulic mech, 5/1965 > 9/66. Learned alot on "7 Whiskey" F8B's. Prepped me good for VMFA-323 F4B's in Chu-Lai 12/66 > 1/68. MARTD WG was a great duty station with a "tight" unit. It was fun. Greatest achievement was taking off the wing to repair a fuelcell leak in hinge area [a repair that was NA w/ BuWeaps]... WE DID IT with GREAT SUCCESS, cuz we couldn't wait for O&R to fix.!... Then Navy tried to do one of thiers & screwed it all up... Had to take apart, pack up & ship on truck to an O&R 05/24/2014 @ 07:20 [ref: 68484] |
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