IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The F8U Crusader was the first ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-8 Crusader, developed by Vought in response to 1952 U.S. Navy requirements, was a groundbreaking fighter jet that first flew in 1955. It featured a unique high-mounted, ...

The Vought F-8 Crusader shocked the Navy by breaking Mach 1 on its first flight and later hitting 1,228 mph. With a 7 to 1 kill ratio in Vietnam, the “Last Gunfighter” proved that speed, guns, and ...

Designed to meet the Navy’s demand for a supersonic carrier fighter, the F-8 Crusader introduced the revolutionary ...

Parts 2, 3 and 4 by Steve Ginter. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries&uri=full=3100001~!983657~!0#focus ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, a Vought F-8A Crusader was selected by NASA as the testbed aircraft (designated TF-8A) to install an experimental Supercritical Wing in place of ...

Use the controls at the bottom of the frame to navigate, zoom in and out, or view full-screen. Adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1957, the Vought F-8 Crusader was a single-engine, 1,000 mph dogfighter that ...

Key point: The F-4 was so remarkably adaptable and tough that the last U.S. military Phantom wasn’t retired until December 2016. Had things gone differently, the U.S. Navy’s top Cold War fighter jet ...

Eileen Bjorkman, a retired U.S. Air Force flight test engineer, is working on a book about the history of homebuilt aircraft. Some pilots build airplanes just to travel far. On its 60th anniversary, ...

Satrapa Advocated Use of Guns in Modern Dogfighting; His Influence Remains Today. Legendary U.S. Navy F-8E Crusader pilot and aerial gunnery advocate Commander Joe “Hoser” Satrapa passed away on Mar.