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f-8U crusader - strange carier takeoff
This incident took place in the early sixties.
On of the crusaders operated from a carier of the sixth fleet in the Mediterranean sea was about to catapult. Everithing looks regular and the plane was catapulted. Then while airborne the pilot observed that the wings are still in the close position !!! The pilot requested an emergency landing and was able to bring back the crusader to the carier deck intact !!! That was a testimony for the good design of the crusader. Yair |
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f-8U crusader - strange carier takeoff
I attach here the photo of the F8U-1 after rhe landing with
close wings. The VF-32 indicates that this crusader was operated with the 6th fleet of the navy in the Mediterranean sea. Yair |
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F8U - flaps in down position
I changed the flaps to the normal down position and took some photos.
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where can kit be purchased
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Sorry to let you down but the kit is no longer awailable. You can try ebay or similar sites.
Good luck Yair |
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Lakedad, GPM has one, F-8 CRUSADER HOBBY MODEL 066 •, it's $33 plus whatever they're charging for shipping these days
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We had a Detachment of these on my first CV way back but they were the RF-8's by then. They were a beast! Loud and always trapped with a big thud. You have a great build. Love seeing the older a/c.
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And of course Aaron has one in the works...........
http://murphs-models.webs.com/vought-f-8-crusader |
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Aaron's version would be nice
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