Vought F-8 Crusader

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:4×_20_mm_Colt_Mk_12_cannon
bombs
unguided rockets
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
carrier-based aircraft
supersonic aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Musée_de_l'Air_et_de_l'Espace
gptkb:National_Naval_Aviation_Museum
gptkbp:emptyWeight 17,000 lb
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_J57_turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1955-03-25
gptkbp:height 15 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vought F-8 Crusader
gptkbp:introduced 1957
gptkbp:length 54 ft 3 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Vought
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 1,225 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 34,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Gunfighters
gptkbp:notableFor first U.S. fighter to exceed 1,000 mph in level flight
last American fighter designed with guns as primary armament
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1219
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi
gptkbp:retired 1999
gptkbp:role carrier-based air superiority fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 58,000 ft
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:F-8E
gptkb:F-8H
gptkb:F-8J
gptkb:F-8K
gptkb:F-8P
gptkb:RF-8A
gptkb:RF-8G
gptkb:F-8B
gptkb:F-8C
gptkbp:wingspan 35 ft 2 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Intrepid_Sea,_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5