Vought F-8 Crusader

United States

* United States Navy

United States Marine Corps

NASA

L'aile supercritique sur F-8 testbed

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Specifications (F-8E)

Data from The Great Book of Fighters[18] and Quest for Performance

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Payload: 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) of weapons
* Length: 54 ft 3 in (16.53 m)
* Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
* Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
* Wing area: 375 ft² (34.8 m²)
* Airfoil: NACA 65A006 mod root, NACA 65A005 mod tip
* Empty weight: 17,541 lb (7,956 kg)
* Loaded weight: 29,000 lb (13,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A afterburning turbojet
o Dry thrust: 10,700 lbf (47.6 kN)
o Thrust with afterburner: 18,000 lbf (80.1 kN)
* *Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0133
* Drag area: 5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 3.42
* Fuel capacity: 1,325 U.S. gal (5,102 l)

Performance

* Maximum speed: Mach 1.86 (1,225 mph, 1,975 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
* Cruise speed: 570 mph (495 kn, 915 km/h)
* Combat radius: 450 mi (730 km)
* Ferry range: 1,735 mi (2,795 km) with external fuel
* Service ceiling: 58,000 ft (17,700 m)
* Rate of climb: 31,950 ft/min (162.3 m/s)
* Wing loading: 77.3 lb/ft² (377.6 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.62
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.8

Armament

* Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannons in lower fuselage, 125 rpg
* Hardpoints: 2× side fuselage mounted Y-pylons (for mounting AIM-9 Sidewinders only) and 2× underwing pylon stations holding up to 4,000 lb (2,000 kg) of payload:
* Rockets:
o 2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 5 inch (127mm) Zuni rockets)
* Missiles:
o Air-to-air missiles:
+ 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or Matra Magic (mounted only on F-8E(FN) of French Navy)
o Air-to-surface missiles:
+ 2× AGM-12 Bullpup
* Bombs:
o 12× 250 lb (113 kg) Mark 81 bombs or
o 8× 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs or
o 4× 1,000 lb (454 kg) Mark 83 bombs or
o 2× 2,000 lb (907 kg) Mark 84 bombs

Sidewinders

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A Vought F-8D Crudaser with possible armament: In the center in front of the aircraft lies a AGM-12C Bullpup missile, next to it are Mk 83 454 kg (1,000 lb) bombs, AGM-12As, and Mk 82 227 kg (500 lb) bombs. To the right and left of the F-8D are four AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles, and two multiple ejector racks. Six LAU-3/A rocket launchers are carries on the underwing pylons, and four 12.5 cm (5 in) "Zuni" rockets are fittet to the fuselage launch rails.

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