Vought F-8 Crusader - Specifications (F-8E)

Specifications (F-8E)

Data from The Great Book of Fighters and Quest for Performance Combat Aircraft since 1945

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Payload: 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) of weapons
• Length: 54 ft 3 in (16.53 m)
• Wingspan: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
• Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
• Wing area: 375 ft² (34.8 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 65A006 mod root, NACA 65A005 mod tip
• Aspect ratio: 3.42:1
• Empty weight: 17,541 lb (7,956 kg)
• Loaded weight: 29,000 lb (13,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A afterburning turbojet
  • Dry thrust: 10,700 lbf (47.6 kN)
  • Thrust with afterburner: 18,000 lbf (80.1 kN)
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0133
• Drag area: 5.0 ft² (0.46 m²)
• Fuel capacity: 1,325 US gal (5,020 L)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 1.86 (1,225 mph, 1,975 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
• Cruise speed: 570 mph (495 knots (917 km/h))
• Combat radius: 450 mi (730 km)
• Ferry range: 1,735 mi (2,795 km) with external fuel
• Service ceiling: 58,000 ft (17,700 m)
• Rate of climb: 31,950 ft/min (162.3 m/s)
• Wing loading: 77.3 lb/ft² (377.6 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.62
  
• Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.8

Armament

• Guns: 4× 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 12 cannons in lower fuselage, 125 rpg
• Hardpoints: 2× side fuselage mounted Y-pylons (for mounting AIM-9 Sidewinders and Zuni rockets) and 2× underwing pylon stations holding up to 4,000 lb (2,000 kg) of payload:
• Rockets:
  
  • 2× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× 5 inch (127mm) Zuni rockets)
• Missiles:
  
  • Air-to-air missiles:
    • 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or Matra Magic (mounted only on F-8E(FN) of French Navy)
  • Air-to-surface missiles:
    • 2× AGM-12 Bullpup
• Bombs:
  
  • 12× 250 lb (113 kg) Mark 81 bombs or
  • 8× 500 lb (227 kg) Mark 82 bombs or
  • 4× 1,000 lb (454 kg) Mark 83 bombs or
  • 2× 2,000 lb (907 kg) Mark 84 bombs

Avionics

• Magnavox AN/APQ-84 or AN/APQ-94 Fire-control radar