txaggie07 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Hi Everyone- I had a couple of questions regarding the F-8H Crusader with VF-201 out of NAS Dallas 1. Based on a few photos from VF-201, the CAG number (AF100) is printed differently than the AEROMASTER decal version. In specific, the decal has the white shadow first followed by the black number. On the actual pictures, the aircraft number has the black number first, followed by the white shadow. Has anyone noticed the difference? 2. When reading up on the F-8H vs. F8J (regarding the external difference), I noted that the main two differences were the radome (F-8H has the same radome as the F-8D) and the F-8H had and smaller ECM pod on the tail compared to the F-8J.... but when analyzing the VF-201 pictures, the F-8H seems to have both the F-8J radome and definitely has a larger ECM pod-simular to that found on the F-8J. Any thoughts? Edited October 22, 2018 by txag07 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Great scheme! I have a lot of older photos of VF-201 F-8s. It appears that some have white forward; some have black forward. Each may have been appropriate for a certain time period. In a couple photos, the perspective may look like the wider F-8 nose, but most of the pictures it is definitely the narrow earlier nose. Tom "Superheat" should be able to confirm my answer. He'll definitely be able to confirm the nose and answer about the ECM antennae (not my expertise). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
txaggie07 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) Thank you Chorse6.- Would you mind sharing those photos? either by email or on here? Edited October 23, 2018 by txag07 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Superheat passed away in June. We're on our own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ichitoe Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: Superheat passed away in June. Sad to hear of his passing.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chriss7607 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Slartibartfast said: Superheat passed away in June. We're on our own. What? Seriously? I never heard anything about it. I didn't know him personally, but I did correspond with him a few times. Tom added a lot to the NAVAIR topics. That brings my week down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 That is deeply heartbreaking. Tom was a great fountain of knowledge and seemed to be a fine gentlemen! Though belatedly, my deepest condolences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Truly sorry to hear about Superheat’s passing - I learned a great deal from his posts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
txaggie07 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 (edited) My deepest condolences. I never knew the gentlemen, but from what I read on this forum he was a gold mine full of knowledge. Edited October 23, 2018 by txag07 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Oh no! So sorry to hear that. Tom was one of the good guys. Condolences to his family. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 There is a great thread here on ARC outlining the differences. I believe Tom authored this piece so check out the archives. I intend to do a VF-201 F-8 at some point. I have the Cutting Edge conversion which includes the whole nose. The thing with the F-8 H was the early nose profile i.e. intake size, narrow profile and different vent arrangement. You really cant do an accurate H without the conversion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Crap! Tom passed away? He was a fantastic gentleman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Sorry to hear about Tom's passing. R.I.P. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
txaggie07 Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 5 hours ago, BillS said: There is a great thread here on ARC outlining the differences. I believe Tom authored this piece so check out the archives. I intend to do a VF-201 F-8 at some point. I have the Cutting Edge conversion which includes the whole nose. The thing with the F-8 H was the early nose profile i.e. intake size, narrow profile and different vent arrangement. You really cant do an accurate H without the conversion. Thanks, Bills, I believe I found it earlier but it never answered the ECM pod question... That being said based on actual photographs, I am going to assume the H had bot the small and large ECM pod on its tail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Oh no! I greatly admired Tom and his wealth of knowledge. I'll miss him. Rest In Peace, sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon50EX Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I am trying to verify this. Who has confirmation of Superheat going west? What is the source of info? We haven't been able to locate any records of his death in Delaware. His 2 phone numbers that we checked seem to be disconnected, so he probably did check out, but would like something more authoritative to go by. -d- Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I saw it in this thread. http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/127141-differences-between-the-f-8e-and-f-8j-crusader/&page=3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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