F-8E(FN) (France)

▄F-8E(FN)

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▄F-8E(FN)

Description

The ▄F-8E(FN) Crusader II is a rank French jet fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 10,668 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,094	2,087		29.4	30.6	108.8	98.4	1,828
Upgraded	2,133	2,110		28.6	29.0	158.3	132.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	X	✓	✓	✓	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,555		1,070	N/A	583	~10	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 1,000	< 590	< 500	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass			Wing loading (full fuel)
Pratt & Whitney J57-P-20A		1	9,084 kg			380 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)					Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	52m fuel
1,592 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		10,331 kg	10,681 kg	11,479 kg	12,676 kg	13,240 kg	15,468 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	52m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	4,562 kgf	8,520 kgf	0.83	0.80	0.74	0.67	0.64	0.55
Optimal	4,804 kgf (1,000 km/h)	9,543 kgf (1,200 km/h)	0.92	0.89	0.83	0.75	0.72	0.62

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The F-8E(FN) (France) is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 cannons, cheek-mounted (144 rpg = 576 total)

Suspended armament

The F-8E(FN) (France) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x Matra R530E missiles
• 2 x Matra R530 missiles
• 1 x Matra R530 missile + 1 x Matra R530E missile
• 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful air-to-air missiles available
  • R550 Magic 1s have high manoeuvrability
  • R530E missiles have long range and can catch opponents by surprise
• Landing flaps activate its variable-incidence wings, which provides a lot of lift
• Very good sustained turn rate
• Good acceleration and climb rate

Cons:

• Although it has powerful air-to-air missiles, it can only take two of them at once
• Fragile wings, easy to rip at high speeds and in high-G turns
• Fuel tank placement on aircraft makes it very likely to be set on fire
• Slow low level top speed compared to other supersonic competitors; can barely get past Mach 1 at low altitude
• No flare/chaff countermeasures
• No ground attack payload options whatsoever

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the F-8E(FN) (France) from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

F-8E(FN): A Quick Review - Tims Variety

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.