France - naval aviation and armaments
Chance Vought F-8 Crusader fighter
F-8C Crusader
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F-8E(FN) | fighter - bomber | 1964 - 1965 | 42 | 1999 | J57-P-20A engine (8165 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, 2268 kg combat load (4 hull points with up to 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets or 2 R.550 Magic or R.530 AAM or 2 Bullpup ASM or 2 AS.39 Exocet ASM or 2 907-kg bombs or 4 454-kg bombs or 8 227-kg bombs or 12 113-kg bombs), APQ-94 radar |
| Modification | F-8E(FN) |
|
Wing span, m |
10.72 |
|
Length, m |
16.61 |
|
Height, m |
4.80 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
32.50 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
8090 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
15468 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A |
|
Force, kgf |
8165 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 1802 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | |
| Flying range, km | 2292 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 28.4 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 12192 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 4 20-mm guns, 2268 kg combat load (4 hull points with up to 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets or 2 R.550 Magic or R.530 AAM or 2 Bullpup ASM or 2 AS.39 Exocet ASM or 2 907-kg bombs or 4 454-kg bombs or 8 227-kg bombs or 12 113-kg bombs) |
F-8E(FN) Crusader
© Ivan Gogin, 2009