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Crusader Attack Configuration
Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation
Sound | 1955 - 1960s
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Produced by Vought Aeronautics and narrated by Chief Test Pilot John Konrad, who made the maiden test flight of the XF8U-1 Crusader on March 25, 1955, this film documents the improvements made to the F8U to achieve its "attack configuration."
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Vought F-8 Crusader
Crusader
F8 Crusader
XF8U-1 Crusader
XF8U-1
LTV
Ling-Temco-Vought Inc.
LTV aeronautic corporation
Vought
Vought Aircraft
supersonic
jet
jet fueled engine
fighter
attack
carrier landings
aviation
R.W. Windsor
John Glenn
J57 engine
throttle
taxi speed
taxi
climb schedule
mach 2
sound barrier
trim stage
trim change
2 position wing
wings
fuselage
fuselage attitude
nose wheel steering
radar
fire control
auto pilot
fuselage mounts
missiles
flight test
performance envelope
take off
landing
lateral
directional
longitudinal stability
rolling
maneuvering
zuni rocket
zuni rockets
rocket launchers
mark 82 bomb
mark 82 bombs
mark 83 bombs
mark 83 bomb
mark 84 bomb
mark 84 bombs
bull pup missile
bull pup missiles
bullpup missile
bullpup missiles
bomb drop
bomb drops
error
accuracy
trajectory
guidance
shrike missile
shrike missiles
separation characteristics
armament
armament vibration
test pilot
John Konrad
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