CHANCE VOUGHT F8U
CRUSADER
Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader  Flight Manual for the F8U-3 Crusader III

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.

We offer two CD's for the F-8 Crusader.

CD No 1

This CD contains the flight manual for two early versions of the
F8U Crusader, plus the manual for one of two export customers. 
The CD has been scanned from the original flight manuals and
retains any colour pages.

Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader    Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader   Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader

This CD contains:

1.   US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-1, NAVAER
      01-45HHA-1 dated 1-9-58 revised to 15-2-59, approx
      164 pages.

2.   US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-2, NAVAER
      01-45HHC-1 dated 1-11-58 revised to 15-2-59, approx
      146 pages.

3.   US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8E(FN),
      FN 01-45HHD-1 dated 1-8-64 revised to 1-1-71, approx
      289 pages. This is the manual used by the French
      Aeronavale.


CD TITLE F8U No 1
PRICE US$19.95 plus postage
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CD No 2

This CD contains the flight manual for an early reconnaissance
variant of the F8U, plus the flight manual for two of the last
versions; 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.

Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader    Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U Crusader   Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F8U-3 Crusader III  

This CD contains:

1.   US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-1P, NAVAER
      01-45HHB-1 dated 15-9-58 revised to 15-2-59, approx
      170 pages.

2.   US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8H and F-8J,
      NAVAIR 01-45HHE-1 dated 1-5-74, approx 697 pages.

3.   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 No 2
PRICE US$19.95 plus postage
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BOTH F-18 CDs F8U No 1 and No 2
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