![]() Unusual for a fighter, the aircraft had a high-mounted wing which necessitated the use of a fuselage-mounted short and light landing gear. In response, the Vought team led by John Russell Clark, created the V-383. 4x20 mm had become Navy standard prior to the Korean war: the F2H, F9F, F3D, F7U, and the F4D, among others, preceded the F8U. 50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns were no longer sufficient and as a result the new fighter was to carry a 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon. Korean War experience had demonstrated that. It was to have a top speed of Mach 1.2 at 30,000 ft (9,144.0 m) with a climb rate of 25,000 ft/min (127.0 m/s), and a landing speed of no more than 100 mph (160 km/h). In September 1952, the United States Navy announced a requirement for a new fighter. United States Navy Reserve units continued to operate the RF-8 until 1987. RF-8s played a crucial role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, providing essential low-level photographs impossible to acquire by other means. service than any of the fighter versions. The RF-8 Crusader was a photo-reconnaissance development and operated longer in U.S. The Crusader was the last American fighter with guns as the primary weapon, earning it the title "The Last of the Gunfighters". The F-8 served principally in the Vietnam War. The first F-8 prototype was ready for flight in February 1955. ![]() The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps (replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass), and for the French Navy. ![]() ![]() Naval Reserve)ฤก9 December 1999 (fighter, French Naval Aviation) 29 March 1987 ( photo reconnaissance, U.S. ![]()
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