Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III Carrier-based Fighter Aircraft Prototype.
1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-5A turbojet engine developing 29,500lbs of thrust with afterburner.
Propulsion
1,131 mph
1,820 kph | 983 kts
Max Speed
64,961 ft
19,800 m | 12 miles
Service Ceiling
2,044 miles
3,290 km | 1,776 nm
Operational Range
32,500 ft/min
9,906 m/min
Rate-of-Climb