Der F-8 Crusader Diskussionsthread

QuiGon · December 25, 2020

Aus dem Letherneck/Magnitude3 Christmas Update:

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Vought Aeronautics F-8J Crusader

Moving on to the next Vought design, it’s final high quality external model development is progressing in a steady and encouraging manner. Many of the visual peculiarities of the design can be now distinguished.

First and most obvious is the variable-incidence wing. The wing had two fixed incidence positions relative to the fuselage. A low position (retracted wing actuator) at -1 degrees for all flight conditions except landing and take-off, and the high position (fully extended wing actuator) at +7 degrees for landing and take-off. Decision to adopt this unusual solution improved vision for the pilot during the take-off and landing approach, allowing to use a smaller canopy following the lines of the fuselage instead of a more conventional large-size canopy that would cause too much drag. Out of all Chance-Vought unusual solutions, this one still appears to be the most conservative one, considering an alternative was proposed to adopt an “elevator” cockpit that moved the cockpit, pilot, canopy and windshield several inches above the normal position.

The other peculiarity can be seen in the fuselage shape. Initially a very simple shape was considered but this quickly proved to be sub-optimal. In transonic flight, air pressure could increase up around the fuselage, increasing the transonic drag. The solution to this was provided by the so called principle of “area rule”, discovered in 1952 by aerospace engineer Richard Whitcomb. Area rule, more commonly known as “coking” (due to resemblance of a coke bottle) was extremely important in reducing transonic drag by pinching or changing the shape of the fuselage to allow the airflow over the wings to remain even. The areas ahead and behind the wing were the most affected ones by the application of this rule.

murgel · January 17, 2021

Those new pictures look really excellent. I can't wait to preorder this lovely bird.
And of course to fly it.

Viper1970 · January 18, 2021

Also, ich finde die auch echt richtig geil und freu mich schon drauf, genau wie auf die A-7E. War halt wirklich der letzte Gunfighter damals und die Anfänge der F-4 gingen ja auch direkt mal voll in die Hose, von wegen nur noch Raketen und so.

Ich mag eigentlich alles von der Vietnam Zeit bis hin zu den Anfangs 2000ern. Einzig Korea ist nicht so meins, dann lieber WWII. Die ganz ersten Jets wie F-86, Mig-15 usw. sind nicht so wirklich mein Ding, alles danach finde ich schon interessant. Die neuen fliegenden Tablets finde ich auch zum . Ich würde z.B. auch eine A-1 Skyraider sofort kaufen, eine Bronco, oder eine O-2A. A6 und F-4 sind eh klar

Edited January 18, 2021 by Viper1970

QuiGon · June 27, 2021

Sommer 2021 Dev Update: http://leatherneck-sim.com/2021/06/25/2021-summer-update/

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Chance-Vought F-8J Crusader

Since our artists are busy with the Corsair, our programmers have been working diligently on the Crusader’s radar system.

While the ground mapping functionality of the AN/APQ-124 is very limited, the radar can be used for coastal mapping.

Below is a zoomed in screenshot from the video, displaying major geological features from the radar’s return off the coast of Poti Harbor City in the Caucases.

Ground Radar Video

The Corona virus outbreak has certainly hindered our efforts for opportunities in the scanning department. But we pushed through and were able to get some photogrammetry of the cockpit. Our initial work wasn’t that far off from the real deal! Work will continue in adjusting the geometry.

We hope to have some great news by next season regarding laser scans!

Edited June 27, 2021 by QuiGon

Viper1970 · June 27, 2021

Bald habn will!

QuiGon · January 7, 2022

Dev-Update Januar 2022:

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Chance-Vought F-8J Crusader

While our efforts have shifted towards the completion of our Corsair, the Crusader has been patiently waiting on laser scans. Thanks to the San Diego Air & Space Museum, we were able to hire a laser scan service to go out and scan BuNo 150297. We had the cockpit and landing gear scanned in high resolution and also a low resolution set scanned to act as templates when modeling the parts.