2024年1月2日 · The F-8 Crusader was by far one of the greatest fighters of its era. Fast, agile, potent, it had what it took to defeat an incoming opponent with a combination of guns and missiles. Unfortunate consequences of time would also prove itself capable of destroying ground targets, as was common among its contemporaries.

2023年10月22日 · The F-8 Crusader, originally designated F8U, is a single-seat, single-engine, naval air superiority fighter manufactured by Vought. It was the first fully operational carrier-based supersonic aircraft, first flying in 1955 and operated by the US Navy, the US Marine Corps, NASA, the French Navy and the Philippines Air Force.

2024年9月29日 · Just a little while later, the Phantom started replacing the F-8 Crusader II bit by bit and became the daylight air superiority fighter in the Vietnam War. After the abandonment of the F8U-3 program, all 5 aircraft went to NASA for further atmospheric testing, as the Crusader III was, to the surprise of many, able to fly above 95% of the Earth ...

2023年9月18日 · poll poll poll Vought F-8J Crusader The F-8J Crusader was the most capable version of the famed Vietnam-era carrier based fighter jet. It was the main fighter Crusader in Vietnam during 1971 and 1972, the last years of the war. They were born out of the success of the F-8E in French Aeronavale service, which was known as the F-8E (FN). Vought began …

2024年10月5日 · Somewhere along these programs, provisions for the fitting of the AIM-9B Sidewinders that were from the retired F-5s and F-8 Crusader were also said to be installed (although I couldnt confirm any of these sources; pictures during demos sometimes include the AIM-9B as presented above as possible armament however I couldnt find any pictures of ...

2024年11月17日 · poll poll poll [F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970] Vought F-8H Crusader Historical overview The F-8 Crusader, originally designated F8U, is a single-seat, single-engine, naval air superiority fighter manufactured by Vought. It was the first fully operational carrier-based supersonic aircraft, first flying in 1955 and ...

2023年8月8日 · I have gotten the F8E because they told me it’s an improved F8U. The only improvement i see is the radar missiles. F8U is faster, has more thrust, has no angle of attack limiter, it’s impossible to reverse because of this and overall has better avionics. but it bweakz itz wingz of course, after pulling 16g’s on a split S or 14g’s after two seconds pressing S at mach …

2023年12月12日 · In the process of playing f8u-2 air realistic,i found that f8u-2 haswonderful g-load sometimes over 1000 tas,f8u-2 can pull 11g even 12 g,and when 12g on your screen more than 1sec,f8u-2 will easily break wings and lose control.I think gaijin may want to show the explode wing tip?Can someboby get a issue about f8u-2 certificate f8u-2 take explode wing tip …

2024年7月20日 · At the moment both the F8U-2 and the F-8E(FN) share a BR of 10.0. Due to the recent debacle with the battle rating changes they both got an indirect buff, no longer having to fight some enemies and see others less often. While playing that battle rating it is clear the F8U-2 is very oppressive, many YouTubers have been making videos on it because it is very meta …

2023年8月25日 · poll The Vought F6U Pirate was the first fighter jet made by the company and was one of the first naval jets to utilize composite materials and an afterburner. It was only used by a single squadron due to its lackluster performance and slew of mechanical problems and was retired from service in 1950. Including prototypes, only 33 aircraft were built. History Following …