CHANCE VOUGHT F8U
CRUSADER
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The F8U was designed to a US Navy 1952 specification for a
carrier-based supersonic air-superiority fighter and first flew in
1955. Production deliveries began in 1957 which represented a
remarkably short development time for what was a considerable
increase in performance over it's predecessors.
The aircrafts most distinctive feature is the variable incidence
wing which is raised to reduce fuselage angle-of-attack and
improve pilot visibility during carrier landings.
The aircraft remained in production for 8 years, the final version
being the F-8E(FN) for the French Navy, delivered in 1965. Earlier
versions were subsequently re-built with strengthened airframes
and blown flaps, and remained in service until the 1980's.
A considerably re-designed version, enlarged with a much more
powerful engine, was developed to compete with the McDonnell
F-4. While this aircraft exhibited remarkable performance, it was
a pure interceptor while the two-seat F-4 was developed as a
fighter-bomber, and as this suited the Navy better at the time,
the F8U-3 did not procede past the prototype stage.This CD contains the flight manual for two of the last versions of
the Chance Vought F8U Crusader, the F-8H (re-built F-8D) and the
F-8J (re-built F-8E). It also contains a very rare flight manual for
the F8U-3. The CD has been scanned from the original flight
manuals and retains any colour pages.
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This CD contains:
1. US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8H and F-8J,
NAVAIR 01-45HHE-1 dated 1-5-74, approx 697 pages.2. Chance Vought Manufacturers "Flight Guide for Navy
Model F8U-3 Bu No 147085, Report E8R-11546 dated
14-11-58, approx 160 pages. This report was originally
classified Confidential.
CD TITLE F8U PRICE US$19.95 plus postage
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