Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader
Fighter
The Vought F8U / F-8 Crusader is a single-engined single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Chance Vought Aircraft Inc., later Ling-Temco Vought (LTV). The F-8 Crusader was operated in large numbers as reconnaissance aircraft.
Crew | 1 |
Propulsion | 1 Turbojet Engine | |
Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A | |
Engine Power dry/with Afterburner | 47,6 / 80,1 kN | 10700 / 18000 lbf |
Speed | 1802 km/h | 973 kts 1120 mph |
Service Ceiling | 17.678 m | 58.000 ft |
Range | 1.609 km | 869 NM 1.000 mi. |
Empty Weight | 8.090 kg | 17.836 lbs |
max. Takeoff Weight | 15.442 kg | 34.044 lbs |
Wing Span | 10,72 m | 35 ft 2 in |
Wing Area | 34,8 m² | 375 ft² |
Length | 16,61 m | 54 ft 6 in |
Height | 4,80 m | 15 ft 9 in |
First Flight | 25.03.1955 | |
Production Status | out of production | |
Total Production | 1261 |
ICAO Code | F8 | |
Data for (Version) | Chance-Vought F-8E Crusader |
[Photo-ID: 13143] © Karsten Palt 2016-10-09 | |
Chance-Vought DF-8F Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 143703 | |
USS Hornet Museum [Alameda, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 10949] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
Chance-Vought DF-8F Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 144427 | |
Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] |
[Photo-ID: 6072] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
Chance-Vought F-8A Crusader United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 145336 | |
Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 5897] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought F-8E Crusader United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 150920 c/n: 1205 | |
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 5898] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought F-8E Crusader United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 150920 c/n: 1205 | |
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 6207] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought F-8K Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 147030 | |
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 6208] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought F-8K Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 147030 | |
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 5916] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 144617 c/n: 5533 | |
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 5917] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-13 | |
Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader United States Marine Corps (USMC) Reg.: 144617 c/n: 5533 | |
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum [San Diego, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 11373] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-01 | |
Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 144618 c/n: 5535 retired 1982, Celebrity Row | |
AMARG - Boneyard [Tucson, AZ] |
[Photo-ID: 13211] © Karsten Palt 2016-10-10 | |
Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 145607 | |
Castle Air Museum [Atwater, CA] |
[Photo-ID: 10246] © Karsten Palt 2014-05-28 | |
Chance-Vought RF-8G Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 146860 c/n: 103 | |
NASM Udvar Hazy Center [Chantilly, VA] |
[Photo-ID: 12420] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
Chance-Vought XF8U-1 Crusader United States Navy Reg.: 138899 first of two prototypes | |
Museum of Flight [Seattle, WA] |