Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III
CARRIER-BASED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROTOTYPE
Crusader III; XF8U-3; F8U-3; F8U-3 Crusader III; XF8U-3 Crusader III; Vought F8U Crusader III; Vought F8U-3 Crusader III
The Vought XF8U-3 Crusader III was an aircraft developed by Chance Vought as a successor to the successful Vought F-8 Crusader program and as a competitor to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.Tillman 1990 Though based in spirit on the F8U-1 and F8U-2, and sharing the older aircraft's designation in the old Navy system, the two aircraft shared few parts.