{"product_id":"hasegawa-c09-1-72-vought-f-8e-crusader","title":"Vought F-8E Crusader","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe F-8 Crusader is the first full-fledged practical supersonic fighter in the U.S. Navy.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn September 1951, the U.S. Navy presented to each aircraft manufacturer a proposal request for a supersonic fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt that time, it was technically still in the research stage to break through the speed of sound,\u003cbr\u003e\nOn June 29, 1952, the U.S. Navy approved the proposal of the Chance Boat Company.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe first aircraft was given the name of the XF8U-1, and the first flight was successfully completed on March 25th.\u003cbr\u003e\nWith this flight, the speed of sound was broken through the speed of sound, and the first on-sonic fighter was born.\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter that, development went smoothly, and on March 25th, 1957, at an unusually rapid pace\u003cbr\u003e\nThe first real combat unit VF32 equipped with a mass-produced F8U-1 was organized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eF8 attaches the main wing of the retractable 42 ゚ to the shoulder wing type to the slender torso,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a one-off, one-of-a-kind supersonic fighter with a fully-moving horizontal tail wing at a low position.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe air intake adopts the pito method that opens on the underside of the nose.\u003cbr\u003e\nF-8s are roughly divided into fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft types,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe F-8E has all-weather capacity, and a new pylon has been built on the underside of the main wing.\u003cbr\u003e\nExternal equipment up to £4000 is possible,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt also came to exert its power in the ground attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Vietnam War, as a fighter,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was also used by anti-aircraft fire suppression and marines,\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was active as the main model of the U.S. aircraft carrier task force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe data\u003cbr\u003e\nCrew: one.\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal width: 10.87m\u003cbr\u003e\nTotal length: 16.61m\u003cbr\u003e\nHeight: 4.80m\u003cbr\u003e\nMaximum take-off weight: 15,422kg\u003cbr\u003e\nEngine: P\u0026amp;W\/J57-P-20×1\u003cbr\u003e\nThrust: 4,854kg (when used A\/B: 8,165kg)\u003cbr\u003e\nMax speed: 1,823km\/h \/ 10,640m\u003cbr\u003e\nFixed armament: 20mm cannon x 4\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst flight: 25 March 1955\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasegawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53161501884683,"sku":"C09","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/hasegawa-hac09.jpg?v=1780704211","url":"https:\/\/anglia-models.com\/de\/products\/hasegawa-c09-1-72-vought-f-8e-crusader","provider":"Anglia Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}