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Flight testing proved the aircraft to be relatively problem-free. On 21 August 1956, U.S. Navy pilot R.W. Windsor attained a top speed of 1,015 mph; in doing so, the F-8 became the first jet fighter in American service to reach 1,000 mph. [5] During March 1957, the F-8 was introduced into regular operations with the US Navy.
The 1964 United Air Force Kamikusayanagi F-8 Crusader crash was an aviation accident on September 8, 1964, involving a Vought F-8 Crusader from the U.S. Navy's Bon Homme Richard. The aircraft stalled shortly after takeoff from Atsugi Base due to engine failure and crashed into Kamikusayagi, Yamato , Kanagawa Prefecture , destroying the Tateno ...
The 1964 Machida F-8 crash (町田米軍機墜落事故, lit. "Machida American Military Aircraft Crash") occurred on 5 April 1964 in Machida, Tokyo, Japan.A United States Marine Corps Vought RF-8A Crusader, BuNo 146891, [1] which was returning as one half of a two-plane flight of Crusaders from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa to its home base of Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture ...
Vought's F-8 Crusader Marine Fighter Squadrons. ISBN 0-942612-18-3. Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle – Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313319065. Sherrod, Robert (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Combat ...
On 31 May F-8J #150677 was lost at sea, the pilot ejected successfully and was rescued. [7] On 26 July F-8J #149186 was lost at sea, the pilot ejected successfully and was rescued. [7] VF-211 had eight confirmed kills in the F-8 Crusader, which earned them the reputation as "The MiG Killers."
In 1957 VF-154 transitioned to the Navy's first operational supersonic carrier aircraft, the F-8 Crusader. The combination of supersonic aircraft and modified World War II small deck, "27-Charley" carriers such as USS Hancock – VF-154's assigned carrier – was not easy on aircraft or pilots – VF-154 lost a full squadron of aircraft (14 ...
Since the airflow speed experienced by a swept wing is lower than what the actual aircraft speed is, this becomes a problem during slow-flight phases, such as takeoff and landing. There have been various ways of addressing the problem, including the variable-incidence wing design on the Vought F-8 Crusader , [ 25 ] and swing wings on aircraft ...
The F-106 had an early IRST mounting replaced in 1963 with a production retractable mount. [2] The IRST was also incorporated into the F-8 Crusader (F-8E variant) allowing passive tracking of heat emissions and was similar to the later Texas Instruments AN/AAA-4 installed on early F-4 Phantoms. [3] AN/AAA-4 IRST under nose of F-4 Phantom