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Vought F-8 Crusader
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Vought F-8 Crusader
Vought F-8 Crusader. An early F-8 - F8U, at the Naval Air Engineering Laboratory, on Mustin Field, part of the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Shot aircraft were used to qualify aircraft barriers for use on aircraft carriers, by being launched along a test track into the raised barrier under test. (The test track drag strop can be seen under the fuselage) Date: circa 1965
Media ID 21134027
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1965 Barrier Barriers Carriers Crusader Drag Engineering Fuselage Laboratory Launched Philadelphia Qualify Raised Shot Test Track Vought Yard
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