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F-8E Crusader 150326, USS Ticonderoga, 1967 (flap down version)
General Background
The Vought F-8 Crusader was a Cold War-era U.S. Navy supersonic, carrier-based fighter introduced in 1957, famously nicknamed “The Last of the Gunfighters” for being the final American fighter designed with guns as its primary weapon. It combined innovative engineering with combat effectiveness, serving in Vietnam and playing a pivotal reconnaissance role during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Specifications :
| Crew: | 1 |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 54 ft 6 in (16.6 m) |
| Wingspan: | 35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) |
| Height: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Wing Area: | 375 sq ft (34.8 m²) |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | ~18,800 lb (8,528 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff : | ~34,000 lb (15,400 kg) |
| Performance | |
| Power Plant: | 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A turbojet |
| Thrust: | 18,000 lbf (80 kN) with afterburner |
| Maximum speed: | Mach 1.97 (~1,227 mph / 1,971 km/h) |
| Range: | 1,420 miles (2,290 km) |
| Service Ceiling: | 58,000 ft (17,700 m) |
| Armament: | 4 × 20 mm cannons, AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, bombs |