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The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft [2] designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought. It was the last American fighter that had guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters". [3] [4]
6 wrz 2020 · Capable of speeds approaching Mach-2, 3 the F-8 was built with one goal in mind: find enemy aircraft and shoot them down. The Crusader was armed with four Colt Mark-12 twenty-millimetre cannon and could also carry four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.
25 sie 2017 · Vought’s F-8 Crusader successfully bridged the gap between the days of close-quarters dogfighting and the supersonic era of long-range missile engagements. The carrier plowed through the gale-wracked Barents Sea, its escorts shedding white foam as they emerged from mountainous waves, the weather so bad that flight operations were canceled.
The F-8 retained 20mm cannon as its primary armament at a time when radar guided missiles were becoming the norm, hence the nickname "Last of the Gunfighters." A superbly performing aircraft, the...
23 paź 2023 · It was the last U.S. aircraft to rely on its internally mounted guns as its primary weapons, although it could carry two AIM-9 Sidewinder guided missiles mounted in cheek pylons and used those with good effect in the Vietnam War. The F-8 began breaking speed records as soon as it was ready for production.
27 mar 2023 · The Vought F-8 Crusader was an American jet-powered fighter that served with the US Navy from 1957-76. During its tenure, the aircraft participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as the Vietnam War. As the last American-made fighter to have guns as its primary armament, it was nicknamed the “Last of the Gunfighters.”
The first and the last: At Andrews Air Force Base the XF8U‑1 prototype shares the tarmac with the last Crusader operated by the U.S. Navy. A Crusader intercepts a Tu‑95 Bear over the...
