[kingpin]

Hello All

I was surfing another forum and saw this pic of an interesting F-8 Crusader.

Pretty aerodynamic I say.

Glen

[Cavtanker]

Wow! how old is that photo?

[skydriver]

Look how low that plane sits. I would hate to be the pilot who bounces in hard and fast on a bad landing.

[kingpin]

The person said it had been repainted for a static display but did not say where.

Glen

[kingpin]

Originally Posted by kingpin

The person said it had been repainted for a static display but did not say where.

Glen

looks like it is at

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

[flyXwire]

Very nice photo, kingpin! NASA used two F-8 airframes - one used as "Digital Fly-By-Wire" testbed and the other for the "Supercritical Wing" concept:

During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA scientist Richard Whitcomb led a team of researchers to develop and test a series of unique geometric shapes of airfoils, or wing designs, that could be applied to subsonic transport to improve lift and reduce drag. The resulting "supercritical airfoil" shape, when integrated with the aircraft wing, minimizes drag and helps improve the aircraft's cruise efficiency.

A great testament to the F-8's design and versatility.

[skidmarksdiecast]

That's super cool! Almost looks like something that should be outfitted with phasers and photon torpedos.

[Tundra04]

Originally Posted by skidmarksdiecast

That's super cool! Almost looks like something that should be outfitted with phasers and photon torpedos.

So true, and the same could be said about the F-8U3 Super 'Sader