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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vought |
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| Base model: | F8U | ||
| Designation: | F8U | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Crusader | ||
| Equivalent to: | F-8A F8AF-8A | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1922-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| First Flew: | 1955/09/30 | ||
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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-4A | ||
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 |
| NAS Cecil Field | Cecil Field | Florida |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
F-8A on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation | Pima Air & Space Museum | The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Frank Porter Pauper34@cox.ent Las Vegas, NV | I was assigned to VF-154 at Moffett Field, arriving there in Sept. 1956 from PR "A" school. We flew the FJ-3 at the time.
I believe I packed the first parachute used in an ejection on the west coast. The pilot was Lt. R.J. St. Ledger. Left the squadron at the end of the 1958 cruise as a PR-2, and walked to the other end of hanger one to VF-124. 04/07/2005 @ 02:41 |
| Glen Harris ghyuma@yahoo.com Yuma, AZ | I was assigned to VF154 in 1958 as an Airman(E-3)and left Atsugi, Japan in January 1961 an AT-2(E-5). We were assigned to the Hancock and in 1958 assigned to the Coral Sea. We were a part of the Formosa Conflict. The F8U was a great plane. I'm looking for Squadran mates. ghyuma@yahoo.com 01/27/2003 @ 12:37 |
| Richie Richie154@downside.ws San Jose, CA | I am helping to restore F8U-1 Bu No 143703 on the USS Hornet Museum. It flew with VMF-122, then had various assignments with China Lake. '703 was stored in the desert until July 1998 when USS Hornet aquired it. its now painted in the markings of VF-154 (Black Knights), NL-412, assigned to John Miotell. 03/10/2001 @ 22:32 |
| John E. Dawson Dawsonmother.cs.com Thornton, CO | I was station at Moffett Field,1956,with VF154. [Navy] We received the first F8U's on the West Coast. We went thru training on the mechanics by the factory at Moffitt and I can say that it was intensive. I was a rated AM at the time and I can say I can preflight the A/C still after all these years. After a few months training we were assigned to the carrier Hancock. We sailed to Hawaii and then to Japan. I have a lot of memories but no photos. If anybody reads this and was assigned to the squadron VF154 lets hear from you. I was discharged fron the Navy at Atsugi Japan in 1957Thanks to all. 02/27/2001 @ 18:15 |
| BJ bjas@juno.com , MD | How does one obtain information on the design characteristics such as airfoil sections, wing sweep, etc.?
Thank you BJ 09/03/2000 @ 11:01 |
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