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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
| Glenn C. Smith hilton head Island,, SC | I was aboard the USS Hancock CVA-19 Sept 1957 to April 1959 as at LTJG Gunnery Dept Ship's company. VF 154 was commanded by F.X.Timmes. LCD Baldwin was the XO. During qualification flights off the California coast prior to our deployment to WestPac several of the pilots had problems getting the F-8U Crusader on the deck of the Hancock. Major John Glenn, USMC fighter pilot, came aboard the Hancock for 10 days and help get the situation stabilized. Major Glenn was the typical hot-fighter jock. No one knew he would be an Astronaught, but you knew he was going places! I was on the o7 level of the Hancock when Lt. Ramsey was killed during flight ops. The right wheel assembly gave way during his landing and the plane skidded off the deck. He got back to approximately 600 feet and ejected but the chute didn't completely deploy. A sad day for the entire ship. 12/03/2008 @ 17:41 [ref: 23181] |
| Frank Porter 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 [ref: 9900] |
| Glen Harris 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 [ref: 6287] |
| Richie 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 [ref: 1797] |
| John E. Dawson 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 [ref: 1725] |
| BJ , 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 [ref: 696] |
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