The F-8 Crusader: Vought’s Last Chance - War Thunder - Official …
Jan 2, 2024 · The F-8 Crusader was by far one of the greatest fighters of its era. Fast, agile, potent, it had what it took to defeat an incoming opponent with a combination of guns and missiles. Unfortunate consequences of time would also prove itself capable of destroying ground targets, as was common among its contemporaries.
XF8U-3 Crusader III - The actual last gunfighter - War Thunder
Sep 29, 2024 · Just a little while later, the Phantom started replacing the F-8 Crusader II bit by bit and became the daylight air superiority fighter in the Vietnam War. After the abandonment of the F8U-3 program, all 5 aircraft went to NASA for further atmospheric testing, as the Crusader III was, to the surprise of many, able to fly above 95% of the Earth ...
Vought F-8H Crusader - Aircraft - War Thunder — official forum
Oct 22, 2023 · The F-8 Crusader, originally designated F8U, is a single-seat, single-engine, naval air superiority fighter manufactured by Vought. It was the first fully operational carrier-based supersonic aircraft, first flying in 1955 and operated by the US Navy, the US Marine Corps, NASA, the French Navy and the Philippines Air Force.
Vought F-8J Crusader - The Most Capable of the Last Gunfighters
Sep 18, 2023 · poll poll poll Vought F-8J Crusader The F-8J Crusader was the most capable version of the famed Vietnam-era carrier based fighter jet. It was the main fighter Crusader in Vietnam during 1971 and 1972, the last years of the war. They were born out of the success of the F-8E in French Aeronavale service, which was known as the F-8E (FN). Vought began …
ASEAN Founders Aviation Sub-Tree - Aircraft - War Thunder
Nov 17, 2024 · poll poll poll [F-8H_Crusader_of_VF-111_in_flight_over_California_1970] Vought F-8H Crusader Historical overview The F-8 Crusader, originally designated F8U, is a single-seat, single-engine, naval air superiority fighter manufactured by Vought. It was the first fully operational carrier-based supersonic aircraft, first flying in 1955 and ...
AS.211 "Warrior" - Trainer to COIN to Air Defense - War Thunder
Oct 5, 2024 · Somewhere along these programs, provisions for the fitting of the AIM-9B Sidewinders that were from the retired F-5s and F-8 Crusader were also said to be installed (although I couldnt confirm any of these sources; pictures during demos sometimes include the AIM-9B as presented above as possible armament however I couldnt find any pictures of ...
Lower Mig-21 bis br in air realistic battles - War Thunder
May 4, 2024 · What can the F-4F do to a bis? It doesn’t even get radar missiles. What can the F-8 crusader do? What can the J-7D do? (literally a mig21MF with better missiles at 11.0) I’ve seen this cope topic about 21bis before. The bis is far from the worst 11.0 in the game. It has all aspect R60Ms at a BR where all aspects are rare. It has good ...
F-4B “Shoehorn”: Vanguard of the Phantoms (now with …
Jan 5, 2024 · poll poll poll poll [1] Abstract This proposal seeks the implementation of a F-4B Phantom dated to 1967 fitted with modifications from Project Shoehorn, which resulted in the inclusion of RWR and countermeasure dispensers unlike the F-4C. Its air-to-air armament consists of the AIM-9D, AIM-7E paired with the early AN/APQ-72 radar, and the Navy 20mm …
BAe Sea Harrier - Technical data and discussion - War Thunder
Oct 15, 2023 · LAU-7 models used in game are generally dual-clip types regardless of the period of the aircraft (inc. F-4 Phantom, Harriers GR.3, AV-8A, F-8 Crusader etc. etc.). Both Sea Harrier FRS.1s share the same mesh file with the single LAU-7 as part of the base aircraft model and only differ in terms of how they’re encoded in the game.
Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger - A Lost Opportunity - War Thunder
Sep 30, 2024 · poll Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger Hello everybody. I’d like to suggest the Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger for US aviation in War Thunder. The Super Tiger was a development of the F11 Tiger fitted with the General Electric J79, and it was a higher-performance variant of the US Navy F11 Tiger carrier-based supersonic fighter. Despite having highly …