USA - Naval aviation and armament
Chance Vought F8U (F-8) Crusader fighter
F8U-2 (F-8C) Crusader
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F8U-1, 1962 - F-8A | fighter | 3/1957 - 1958 | 318 | 8/1982 | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-4A engine (7348 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets on 4 hull points |
| F8U-1E, 1962 - F-8B | 1958 - 1958 | 130 | AWG-3 radar | ||
| F8U-1P, 1962 - RF-8A | recon | 1958 - 1958 | 144 | without armament and radar | |
| F8U-2, 1962 - F-8C | fighter | 8/1958 - 1960 | 187 | J57-P-16 engine (7390 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets on 4 hull points, AWG-3 radar | |
| F8U-2N, 1962 - F-8D | 1960 - 1961 | 152 | J57-P-20 radar (8165 kgf) | ||
| F8U-2NE, 1962 - F-8E | fighter - bomber | 9/1961 - 1/1965 | 286 | J57-P-20A engine (8165 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, combat load (4 hull points with up to 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets; 2 wing points with up to 2 Bullpup ASM or 2 Mk43 nuclear bombs or 2 907-kg bombs or 4 454-kg bombs or 8 227-kg bombs or 12 113-kg bombs or 24 127-mm Zuni rockets), APQ-94 radar | |
| F-8H | 1966 - 1971 | 89 modified from F-8D | J57-P-20 engine (8165 kgf), APQ-124 radar | ||
| F-8J | 1966 - 1971 | 136 modified from F-8E | J57-P-20A engine (8165 kgf), J57-P-420 engine on later planes (8891 kgf), APQ-124 radar, APQ-146 radar on later planes | ||
| F-8K | 1966 - 1971 | 87 modified from F-8C | J57-P-16 engine (7390 kgf), APQ-146 radar | ||
| F-8L | 1966 - 1971 | 61 modified from F-8B | J57-P-4A engine (7348 kgf) | ||
| RF-8G | recon | 1966 - 1971 | 73 modified from RF-8A | unarmed |
| Modification | F8U-2NE (F-8E) |
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Wing span, m |
10.72 |
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Length, m |
16.61 |
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Height, m |
4.80 |
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Wings area, m2 |
32.50 |
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Empty mass, kg |
8090 |
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Full flying-off mass, kg |
15468 |
| Engine | 1 Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A |
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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, combat load (4 hull points with up to 4 Sidewinder AAM or 8 127-mm Zuni rockets; 2 wing points with up to 2 Bullpup ASM or 2 Mk43 nuclear bombs or 2 907-kg bombs or 4 454-kg bombs or 8 227-kg bombs or 12 113-kg bombs or 24 127-mm Zuni rockets) |
F8U-1 Crusader
© Ivan Gogin, 2008