Specifications F-8 Crusader

F-8E(FN)

Powerplant: one 80 kN (19,000 lb st) Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A afterburning turbojet

Dimensions: length 16.61m (54 ft 6 in); height 4.80m (15 ft 9 in); wing span 10.72m (35ft 2 in)

Weights: take-off ('empty, equipped') 8.935 kg (19,700 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 15.420 kg (34,000 lb)

Performance: max level speed at high altitude more than Mach 1.7 or 1.827 km/h (1,135 mph); service ceiling 17,680m (58,000 ft)

Armament: four 20mm Colt Mk 12 cannons with 84 or 144 rounds each; Matra R.530D medium-range AAMs, R.550 Magic, R.550 Magic 2 or AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range AAMs.