Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F-8 Crusader
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Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F-8 Crusader
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Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F-8 Crusader
Flight Manual for the Chance Vought F-8 Crusader

CHANCE VOUGHT F-8 CRUSADER

$9.95

Titles: Chance Vought F-8 Crusader No’s 1 to 7

The F8U was designed to a US Navy 1952 specification for a carrier-based supersonic air-superiority fighter and first flew in 1955. Production deliveries began in 1957 which represented a remarkably short development time for what was a considerable increase in performance over it’s predecessors.

The aircrafts most distinctive feature is the variable incidence wing which is raised to reduce fuselage angle-of-attack and improve pilot visibility during carrier landings. The aircraft remained in production for 8 years, the final version being the F-8E(FN) for the French Navy, delivered in 1965. Earlier versions were subsequently re-built with strengthened airframes and blown flaps, and remained in service until the 1980’s.

A considerably re-designed version, enlarged with a much more powerful engine, was developed to compete with the McDonnell F-4. While this aircraft exhibited remarkable performance, it was a pure interceptor while the two-seat F-4 was developed as a fighter-bomber, and as this suited the Navy better at the time, the F8U-3 did not proceed past the prototype stage.

We offer seven titles for the F-8 Crusader, covering most models including the French variant and the experimental F8U-3, along with several confidential supplements, the tactical manual and the weapons loading manual. Each title costs US$9.95. Each file has been scanned from the original flight manuals and retains any colour pages unless otherwise stated.

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Title 1 contains:

  • US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-1, NAVAER 01-45HHA-1 dated 1-9-58 revised to 15-2-59, with approx. 164 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8A and F-8B (re-designated F8U-1 and F8U-1E), NAVAIR 01-45HHA-501 dated 15-8-64 revised to 15-4-68, with approx. 312 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Confidential Supplement to the Flight Manual for the F-8A and F-8B, NAVAIR 01-45HHA-501A dated 15-8-64 revised to 15-4-68, with approx. 146 pages.

Title 2 contains:

  • US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-2 (upgraded F8U-1, sometimes known as Crusader II), NAVAER 01-45HHC-1 dated 1-11-58 revised to 15-2-59, with approx. 146 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8C (re-designated F8U-2), NAVAIR 01-45HHC-501 dated 15-8-64 revised to 1-3-68, with approx. 366 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Confidential Supplement to the Flight Manual for the F-8C, NAVAIR 01-45HHC-501A dated 15-8-64 revised to 15-7-66, with approx. 167 pages (scanned from a copy).

Title 3 contains:

  • US Navy Flight Handbook for the F8U-1P (reconnaissance variant of F8U-1), NAVAER 01-45HHB-1 dated 15-9-58 revised to 15-2-59, with approx. 170 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the RF-8G (re-built RF-8A, itself re-designated F8U-1P), NAVAIR 01-45HHB-501 dated 1-9-78 with approx. 490 pages.

Title 4 contains:

  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8D (all-weather variant) and F-8E (upgraded all-weather variant), NAVAIR 01-45HHE-501 dated 1-11-64 revised to 1–3-68, with approx. 400 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Confidential Supplement to the Flight Manual for the F-8D and F-8E, NAVAIR 01-45HHE-501A dated 1-5-65 revised to 1-12-66, with approx. 697 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Pilot’s Pocket Checklist for the F-8D and F-8E, NAVAIR 01-45HHE-1B dated 1-5-74, with approx. 697 pages.

Title 5 contains:

  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8E(FN), FN 01-45HHD-1 dated 1-8-64 revised to 1-1-71, with approx. 289 pages. This is the manual used by the French Aeronavale.
  • Chance Vought Manufacturers “Flight Guide for Navy Model F8U-3 Bu No 147085”, Report E8R-11546 dated 14-11-58, with approx. 160 pages. This report was originally classified Confidential.

Title 6 contains:

  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8H (re-built F-8D) and F-8J (re-built F-8E), NAVAIR 01-45HHA-501 dated 1-5-74, with approx. 697 pages.
  • US Navy NATOPS Flight Manual for the F-8K (re-built F-8C) and F-8L (re-built F-8B), NAVAIR 01-45HHC-501 dated 1-5-71, with approx. 614 pages.

Title 7 contains:

  • US Navy Confidential Tactical Manual for the F-8 series, NAVAIR 01-45HHA-1T dated 1-7-69 revised to 15-6-70, with approx. 542 pages.
  • US Navy Airborne Weapons/Stores Loading Manual for the F-8/RF-8 series, NAVAIR 01-45HH-75 dated 1-2-76 with approx. 378 pages

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