Pappy121 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 G'day people, I have a question for Crusader experten. I have read through the pinned topic (differences between E and J) and it did not answer my question: Was it typical to see the variable incidence wing parked in the deployed position with power off and cockpit unattended? I would have thought no but happy to be convinced otherwise. I have finally acquired a 1/48 Has F-8E for quite a sane price and over thae past few years have amassed a collection of aftermarket. I would like to have one of the gun bays open and the wing deployed with drooped flaps and wings folded to show off the Navy lineage but doubt this was a typical scenario. I assume the wing closed and flaps up would be a more typical scenario, thanks, Pappy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I couldn't find any pics of that configuration in the Squadron Walk Around book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JeffreyK Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) It looks like your chosen configuration was only done while land based: http://nabe3saviation.web.fc2.com/aF8un.html On a carrier, I've only seen retracted wings on parked planes, so far. I can't claim to be a Crusader expert. J Edit: well, I spoke to soon: http://aviation-museum.blogspot.com/2010/06/fighter-squadron-one-nine-four-vf-194.html https://external-preview.redd.it/-9LwNwcceQ4pihNxfvncGqpdEVAlhcECT5j_fGySUn8.jpg?auto=webp&s=b33eed2b9708584c72830f5c824119726b3ddf03 Edited July 26, 2022 by JeffreyK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pappy121 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Thank you both for the quick replies. I t looks like it was possible, awesome work, Pappy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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