F8U-3 Crusader III
| Specifications | ||
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| Manufacturer | Chance-Vought Aircraft, Inc. | |
| Type | Carrier-based fighter | |
| Crew | 1 Pilot | |
| wingspan | 38 feet 11 inches | |
| length | 58 feet 8 inches | |
| height | 16 feet 4 inches | |
| wing area | 450 square feet | |
| Engine | One Pratt & Whitney J75-P-5A/6 turbojet, 16,500 lb.s.t. dry, 29,500 lb.s.t. with afterburning | |
| Maximum speed | 1457 mph (Mach 2.21) at 50,000 feet, 800 mph (Mach 1.05) at sea level | |
| Crising speed | 575 mph | |
| Stalling speed | 154 mph | |
| Initial climb rate | 32,500 feet | |
| Combat ceiling | 51,500 feet | |
| service ceiling | 60,000 feet | |
| Combat range | 645 miles | |
| Maximum range | 2044 miles | |
| Maximum fuel | 2036 US gallons | |
| Weights: | 21,862 pounds empty, 32,318 pounds combat, 37,856 pounds gross, 38,772 pounds maximum takeoff. | |
| armament | armament three AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles. carried in slots cut into each lower side of the fuselage and on the fuselage belly just behind the forward landing gear. In addition, four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles could also be carried. | |
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