The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American...
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Corporation, Chance Vought, Vought-Sikorsky, LTV Aerospace (part of Ling-Temco-Vought), Vought Aircraft Companies, and Vought Aircraft Industries. The first...
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The Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III was an aircraft developed by Chance Vought as a successor to the successful Vought F-8 Crusader program and as a competitor...
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brief, largely due to its performance being inferior to the competing Vought F-8 Crusader, such as its limited endurance, while its Wright J65 turbojet...
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LTV A-7 Corsair II (redirect from Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E-8-CV Corsair II)
Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was derived from the Vought F-8 Crusader;...
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with Vought (LTV Aerospace), which had designed the successful carrier-capable F-8 Crusader and A-7 Corsair II for the Navy. If selected, Vought would...
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For example, pilots of single seat Vought F-8 Crusaders would seldom train against the dual seat McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs, and almost never against...
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The Vought YA-7F "Strikefighter" is a prototype transonic attack aircraft based on the subsonic A-7 Corsair II. Two prototypes were converted from A-7Ds...
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These aircraft, along with remanufactured Vought F-8 Crusaders, eventually replaced the Philippine Air Force's F-86 Sabres in the air defense and ground...
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as the F-104G. The redesigned aircraft was chosen over the English Electric P.1 (later the Lightning), Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger, Vought F-8 Crusader...
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supersonic Northrop F-5. The F-86s were subsequently phased out of service in the 1970s as the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter and Vought F-8 Crusaders became...
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January 2016. "Vought F-8 Crusader Losses & Ejections Part 3: 1967 - 1968". ejection-history.org. Retrieved 19 January 2016. "Vought F-8 Crusader Losses...
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The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role...
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studied, including stripped-down versions of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter and Vought F-8 Crusader, and the newly designed Northrop N-156F. On 23 April...
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SSM-N-9 Regulus II (redirect from Vought SSM-N-8 Regulus I)
Thomas S. Gates cancelled the project. At the time of the cancelation, Vought had completed 20 missiles with 27 more on the production line. The airframe...
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to scrap ex-carrier Saratoga". Navy Times. 8 May 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014. "Iconic USS Ranger Dismantled"....
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was originally located in a chin position under the fuselage like the Vought F-8 Crusader, the air intake was eventually mounted in an unconventional position...
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The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured...
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Panther Grumman F-11 Tiger North American FJ-2/-3 Fury Vought F4U Corsair Vought F7U Cutlass Vought F-8 Crusader Grumman F-9 Cougar Grumman F-14 Tomcat McDonnell...
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Pratt & Whitney J57 (redirect from Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8)
North American F-100 Super Sabre Northrop SM-62 Snark Vought F-8 Crusader JT3P Boeing 367-80 JT3C (Civilian) Boeing 707 Boeing 720 Douglas DC-8 A J57 is on...
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OSCAR (Optimum Survival Containment and Recovery), was intended for the Vought F-8 Crusader. The single submarine of the Soviet "Mike"-class, K-278 Komsomolets...
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Wilfred K". "Vought F-8 Crusader Losses & Ejections Part 3: 1967 - 1968". ejection-history.org. Retrieved 18 January 2016. Mersky, Peter (2012). F-8 Crusader...
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The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and...
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Institute. Retrieved 14 September 2021. "F-8 Crusader". Milavia. Ding Cervantes (2005-09-29). "PAF to retire F-5 fleet". Philippine Star. Archived from...
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era Dassault Super Mystère Dassault Étendard IV Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Vought F-8 Crusader Related lists List of military aircraft of the United States...
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Air Wing consisted of: 2 fighter squadrons (VF) flying Vought F-8 Crusaders or McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs 2 light attack squadrons (VA) flying Douglas...
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semi-active radar homing variant of the Sidewinder, developed for the US Navy's Vought F-8 Crusader, but used for only a limited period of time. Conceived and developed...
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