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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:category
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carrier-based aircraft
single-engine jet aircraft
aircraft first flown in 1955
supersonic jet aircraft
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gptkbp:crew
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1
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gptkbp:designationChange
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gptkb:F-8_Crusader
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_J57_turbojet
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1955-03-25
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gptkbp:height
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15 ft 9 in
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gptkbp:introduced
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1957
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gptkbp:length
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54 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Vought
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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Mach 1.86
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gptkbp:NATOReportingName
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gptkb:Type_116
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Gunfighters
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first U.S. fighter to exceed 1,000 mph in level flight
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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1219
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Vought_F7U_Cutlass
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:French_Navy
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gptkbp:retired
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1999
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gptkbp:role
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carrier-based air superiority fighter
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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58,000 ft
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gptkbp:successor
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F-14 Tomcat
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:F-8E
gptkb:F-8H
gptkb:F-8J
gptkb:F-8K
gptkb:F-8P
gptkb:F-8A
gptkb:F-8D
gptkb:F-8E(FN)
gptkb:F-8B
gptkb:F-8C
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gptkbp:weapon
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gptkb:20_mm_Colt_Mk_12_cannon
bombs
unguided rockets
AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles
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gptkbp:wingspan
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35 ft 2 in
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Vought_F7U_Cutlass
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vought F8U Crusader
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