Ugly Airplanes, pt 9 - Vought F8U-3 Crusader-III.jpg (1/1)

Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.
"Mitchell Holman" wrote in message
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Chuck,

I think the F8U was a beautiful aircraft; however, it lost it's looks when
the wing was in the landing/takeoff position.

I am surprised that my old A-6A (or the EA-6B) hasn't made the ugly list!
It may have been ugly; however, it was a great bird!!!

What make an aircraft ugly and what is considered beauty? Is this a
generational issue?

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/


"Chuck" wrote in message
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Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.

Chuck schrieb:
Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.

How do we know?
Any informations? (I like that shark-like shape)

In message , Hans Holbein
writes
Chuck schrieb:
Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.

How do we know?
Any informations? (I like that shark-like shape)

The F8U-3 was competing with the F4H-1, and lost. You'll have to Google
for further info.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , Hans Holbein
writes
Chuck schrieb:
Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.

How do we know?
Any informations? (I like that shark-like shape)

The F8U-3 was competing with the F4H-1, and lost. You'll have to Google
for further info.

Short and simple...the F8U-3 could out climb, out
accelerate, and out manuever the F4H-1. But the
pilot was overloaded with all the extra cockpit
work and because the Phantom II had a RIO, it won
the fly-off. It is reported that NASA pilots
flying F8U-3s would routinely engage Navy F-4s in
dogfights and win until they were told to stop
embarassing the Navy.

Lynn in StLou...home of the Phabulous Phantom

Is this the aircraft you are writing about? This one sits just inside the
hangar door of the Vought Aircraft Hertitage Foundation Museum in Prarie
View, Texas. I took the photo a week ago, Tom in Pensacola


"Lynn in StLou" wrote in message
et...
Peter Twydell wrote:
In message , Hans Holbein
writes
Chuck schrieb:
Sure it was ugly, but it was one hell'uva good bird. Probably
the best aircraft that was never built.

How do we know?
Any informations? (I like that shark-like shape)

The F8U-3 was competing with the F4H-1, and lost. You'll have to Google
for further info.

Short and simple...the F8U-3 could out climb, out
accelerate, and out manuever the F4H-1. But the
pilot was overloaded with all the extra cockpit
work and because the Phantom II had a RIO, it won
the fly-off. It is reported that NASA pilots
flying F8U-3s would routinely engage Navy F-4s in
dogfights and win until they were told to stop
embarassing the Navy.

Lynn in StLou...home of the Phabulous Phantom

On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:14:59 -0600, Mitchell Holman
wrote:

Doubtless the regulars in this NG are aware of a weekly television
show titled "Dogfights" on the History Channel (that's what its called
in Canada, probably the same in the USA, not sure if its available
overseas) but here's a heads-up to anybody that hasn't watched it.
Each show features a different airplane; the pix of the Crusader
variant caused me to recall a "Dogfights" episode about the Crusader-
it was titled "The Last of the Gunfighters" or something similar.

The program features some technically excellent computer-generated
graphics of the airplane under discussion along with photo footage,
and interviews with the brave men who piloted these planes (and in the
case of an aircraft with more than a single pilot, interviews with the
guy in the right-hand seat, bombardiers, navigators, WSO's).

This might have already been covered before; if so my apologies.

Paul