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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.
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,...
It examines the common claim that the F-8 was ‘the last of the gunfighters’ and shows that as per Navy tactical doctrine its pilots actually used AIM-9 Sidewinders as their primary weapon.
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 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 Oriskany ...
27 mar 2023 · The Vought F-8 Crusader was the last aircraft to feature guns as its primary weapon, allowing it to serve valiantly during the Vietnam War.
