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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought | |
| Base model: | F-8 | |
| Designation: | F-8 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Crusader | |
| Equivalent to: | F8U-2NE | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
| First Flew: | 1961/06/30 | |
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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 | |
| Empty Weight: | 17,836 lb | 8,088 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 34,100 lb | 15,464 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A (A/B 18,000Lb) | ||
| Thrust (each): | 10,700 lb | 4,852 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,425 miles | 2,294 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 570 mph | 917 km/h | 495 kt |
| Max Speed: | 1,322 mph | 2,128 km/h | 1,150 kt |
| Climb: | 27,200 ft/min | 8,290 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 52,350 ft | 15,956 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Aviation Heritage Park | NAS Oceana | Virginia |
| MCAS El Toro Historical Foundation | Irvine | California |
F-8E on display
Aviation Heritage Park |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Richard Buskey Clinton,Ct, CT | I was a check crew leader for F8U's in EltoroSanta Ana in 1960 I arrived in 1957 when the F8U first arrived.Shortly before I did my term of service they built new barracks and a mess hall 04/30/2015 @ 14:06 [ref: 69054] |
| Jim Price Kilmarnock, VA | Bu No 149150 at NAS Oceana was built as an F8u-2ne and re-designated as F8e in 1962 05/18/2013 @ 03:49 [ref: 67820] |
| DICK ATKINS ARLINGTON,, TX | PHOTO CAPTION "F8E" BY MR BEST IS INCORRECT
THIS IS AN AN F8A, B OR C BUT DEFINATELY NOt AN E FIRST CLUE IS LACK OF THE CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION RADOME AND LACK OF BUMP ON TOP OF WING OVER FUSELAGE, BASICALLY A "FAT" DORSAL. DICK ATKINS ARCHIVES DIRECTOR VOUGHT AIRCRAFT HERITAGE FOUNDATION WWW.VOUGHT.COM/HERITAGE voughtarchive@triumphgroup.com dick8af@flash.net 02/15/2013 @ 19:39 [ref: 67588] |
| monica , CA | hey hey hey yo jusz wanted to say this is a great plane no lie 01/03/2007 @ 05:59 [ref: 15078] |
| JOSH CAREN istanbul, FL | This is very higher aircraft i love this F8E crusader very great aircraft in u.s.a im making this aircraft\\\'s model im making radio control model plane i saw this im fall in love so i decide to make this aircraft im started YEAH!!!
and model F8\\\'s body and wings are finished im happy Afterwads i will put into the radio control receiver , 6 servo and a ducted fan engine :) thank you 10/27/2006 @ 11:26 [ref: 14587] |
| Joe Johnson , CA | I don;t know much about it, but the F-8E crusader is by far my favorite aircraft, with the SR-71 blackbird a close second. 02/27/2006 @ 21:10 [ref: 12646] |
| Jphn W. Bradford Jr , CO | Was my dream for several years to fly one. My chance finally came in '69 wheb I went to F8 transitional training at NAS Miramar. When you lit that hard-light AB you had a tiger by the tail! Is still my favorite fighter, but was like having a good-looking, mean girlfriend - if something went wrong, get your hands over your butt! 01/10/2005 @ 18:55 [ref: 9105] |
| Jack DeNigris St.Louis, MO | First of all, the F-8 Crusader was built by Ling Temco Vought. Vought later built the A-7 on it's own. I am a long enthusiast of the Crusader, and made a Viet Nam cruise with the "J" model in 1971 aboard the U.S.S. Hancock. I was in VF-24, the "World Famous Fighting Red Checkertails" My squadron was number 2 in Mig Kills at the time. Our sister squadron had the enviable honor of being number one in Mig kills. If anyone checks me out on this you will find that the bulk of Mig kills were made during the Viet Nam war with the F-8 Crusader. My previous sqradron was VF-101 in Key West, Fla. and I can assure you I took a lot of criticism from the Crusader folks when I attempted to educate them about the F-4.
05/31/2001 @ 18:14 [ref: 2393] |
| david robinson , GA | All I ever see in the popular media in regards to the air war over Vietnam is the Phantom. The Crusader WAS the fighter as far as air superiority goes. Training with rear quarter weapons made all the difference in the world with the Crusader's ability to kill MiGs. Never said is the fact that the original TopGun cadre to train phnatom crews in ACM were all Crusader pilots. Ted Swartz, an A-4 jock who bagged a MiG 17 with a Zuni was formerly with the F-8 community. Also- the F8U-3 was a better airplane than the F-4. Damn politics. 04/08/2001 @ 16:03 [ref: 2031] |
| Juan Martin Poggi Buenos Aires, OTH | The L.T.V. F-8 Crusader is the first supersonoc carrier borne fighter in the world
The crusader established many records on speed and fliught performance since its first flight inmarch 25, 1955 Thought nicknamed in its early days \"the lasrt Gunfighter\" the later version , F-8E became a powerfull fighter bomber having wing pylons whit a capacity of maximum 4,000 pounds of external stores.- 04/01/2001 @ 23:36 [ref: 1958] |
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