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| rdfs:comment | - The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single engined fighter designed to be a supersonic, carrier based, air superiority fighter. It's first flight was in 1955, and it entered service in 1957. The final examples were retired in 1999 in France. The Crusader, with its four 20 mm cannons, was called the last gun fighter.
- The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and the Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass. After the Navy's disappointing experience with the Cutlass, the Crusader was referred to by some as "Vought's Last Chance" after company founder Chance M. Vought. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955, and was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, principally serving in the Vietnam War. The RF-8 Crusader was a photo-reconnaissance development and operated longer in U.S. service than any of the fighter versions. RF-8s played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, providing essential low-level photographs impossible to acquire by
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| airfoil | - NACA 65A006 mod root, NACA 65A005 mod tip
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| Status | - Retired completely in 2000
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| more performance | - *Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.8
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| Caption | - Two AIM-9D Sidewinders mounted on the Y-pylons of the F-8 Crusader
- Side-view of two Sidewinder AAMs mounted on the unique Y-pylon
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| bombs | - **12× 250 lb Mark 81 bombs or
**8× 500 lb Mark 82 bombs or
**4× 1,000 lb Mark 83 bombs or''
**2× 2,000 lb Mark 84 bombs
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| missiles | - **Air-to-air missiles:
***4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or Matra Magic
**Air-to-surface missiles:
***2× AGM-12 Bullpup
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| Image | - F8U-2N AIM-9 pylon NAN8-60.jpg
- Sidewinder 1A+1C.jpg
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| engine (jet) | - Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A
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| avionics | - *Magnavox AN/APQ-84 or AN/APQ-94 Fire-control radar
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| Retired | - 1976
- 1991
- 1987-03-29
- 1999-12-19
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| ref | - The Great Book of Fighters and Quest for Performance Combat Aircraft since 1945
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| more general | - Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0133
*Drag area: 5.0 ft²
*Fuel capacity:
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| abstract | - The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single engined fighter designed to be a supersonic, carrier based, air superiority fighter. It's first flight was in 1955, and it entered service in 1957. The final examples were retired in 1999 in France. The Crusader, with its four 20 mm cannons, was called the last gun fighter.
- The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and the Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass. After the Navy's disappointing experience with the Cutlass, the Crusader was referred to by some as "Vought's Last Chance" after company founder Chance M. Vought. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955, and was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, principally serving in the Vietnam War. The RF-8 Crusader was a photo-reconnaissance development and operated longer in U.S. service than any of the fighter versions. RF-8s played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, providing essential low-level photographs impossible to acquire by other means. U.S. Naval Reserve units continued to operate the RF-8 until 1987.
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