Vought F-8 Crusader
Variants: (Continued)
DF-8F - retired F-8A modified for target tug duty.
F8U-1KU (QF-8A) - retired F-8A modified into remote-controlled target drones
YF8U-1P (YRF-8A) - prototypes used in the development of the F8U-1P photo-reconnaissance aircraft.
F8U-1P (RF-8A) - unarmed photo-reconnaissance version of F8U-1E, 144 built.
RF-8A Crusader - Bu. 145882
RF-8G - modernized RF-8As
XF8U-1T - one XF8U-2NE used for evaluation as a two-seat trainer.
F8U-1T (TF-8A) - two-seat trainer version based on F8U-2NE, fuselage stretched 2 ft (0.61 m), internal armament reduced to two cannon, J57-P-20 engine, first flight 6 February 1962. The Royal Navy was initially interested in the Rolls-Royce Spey-powered version of TF-8A but chose the Phantom II instead. Only one TF-8A was built, although several retired F-8As were converted to similar two-seat trainers.
F8U-3 Crusader III - new design loosely based on the earlier F-8 variants, created to compete against the F-4 Phantom II, J75-P-5A engine with 29,500 lbf (131 kN) of afterburning thrust, first flight 2 June 1958, attained Mach 2.6 in test flights, canceled after five aircraft were constructed because the Phantom II won the Navy contract.
Crusader III
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Sources:
Wikipedia: F-8 Crusader
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