F-8 Crusader
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The F-8 Crusader was a U.S. Navy carrier-based supersonic fighter aircraft known for its high speed, distinctive variable-incidence wing, and prominent role in early Vietnam War air combat.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vought F-8 Crusader | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based aircraft
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fighter aircraft ⓘ single-engine aircraft ⓘ supersonic aircraft ⓘ |
| airIntakeLocation | fuselage nose ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
F8U Crusader
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Vought F-8 Crusader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
air-to-air missiles
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bombs ⓘ four 20 mm cannon ⓘ unguided rockets ⓘ |
| combatRoleInVietnamWar |
air superiority
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fighter escort ⓘ ground attack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Vought Aircraft engineering team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air-to-air combat
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carrier operations ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Vought F7U Cutlass (design lineage influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | afterburning turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1955-03-25 ⓘ |
| introducedInService | 1957 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately Mach 1.7
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over 1,000 mph ⓘ |
| nicknamed | The Last of the Gunfighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high-mounted wing
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nose-mounted air intake ⓘ single-seat cockpit ⓘ variable-incidence wing ⓘ |
| notableFor | high kill-to-loss ratio in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 1,200 ⓘ |
| operatorType | naval aviation units ⓘ |
| powerplant | Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1950s to mid-1960s ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | primary reliance on cannon armament in missile era ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSMCService | 1970s ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSNService | 1976 ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
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fighter-bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 50,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
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Philippine Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | variable-incidence wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operation Pierce Arrow
subject surface form:
Clemenceau
this entity surface form:
Vought F-8 Crusader
subject surface form:
AIM-7 Sparrow