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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 |
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