Talk:Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III

Crusader III
The intake definitely was of fixed geometry which is why it was raked and far forward. I dont know who thought it was "complex and variable"


 * According to, the F8U-3 had a variable geometry inlet. - BillCJ 19:48, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Perhaps they meant the bypass-doors? They were variable position.AVKent882 (talk) 06:58, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Its a Ferri type, similar to the one used on the F-105 albeit larger.

It had manually controlled bypass doors.

Performance
Is there a specific corroborating source of the max speed? The reference I have read on the delivered aircraft examples written by one of its NASA test pilots suggests a max speed of only Mach 2.38. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.158.1.166 (talk) 22:07, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

Datalink
Was the datalink mentioned to carry out automatic intercepts like the F-102/F-106? Or was it to fly them more like the F4H-1/F-4B (e.g = in which the pilot flew towards the target being told where to go, locking the target up himself and shooting)?

Color photo
PD photo available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/37467370@N08/24148381654/in/album-72157664040162431/ --Pete Tillman (talk) 23:11, 15 April 2017 (UTC)