Questions tagged [vought-f8-crusader]
For questions about the Vought F-8 Crusader, a US fighter jet from the 1950s.
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Did the dog-tooth notches in the wing of the F-8 Crusader really have anything to do with "yaw stability"?
What was the real function of the "dog-tooth" notches in the leading edge of the wing of the Vought F8U crusader?
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Vought's design team... produced... a relatively ...
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Did the F-8 have a stall speed of 1.6x its landing speed?
Wikipedia says that the F-8 was to have
a landing speed of no more than 100 mph (160 km/h)
This web page says that the F-8 did have
Stalling speed 157 mph.
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What are the advantages of a variable-incidence wing as used in the F-8?
What are the advantages of a variable-incidence wing as used in F-8?
Do weight and other issues outweigh the advantages and that's why it's not found in many (any?) other aircraft?
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