F-8 Crusader and A-7E Corsair II - a photo on Flickriver

            These particular aircraft never shared the same deck, as the Corsair model, on the left, represents an aircraft as it appeared in 1978 and the Crusader, on the right, a jet from 1965, but the picture does allow comparison of the designs. The Crusader was an early supersonic fighter. To reduce supersonic drag it has a sharply pointed nose and a large wing sweep angle. Using 45 degree wedge plates for the leading edge worked like a charm. Its engine has an afterburner for increased thrust, which was surrounded by a bare metal aft fuselage structure represented by the dark grey on the model. The wing was not optimal for low speed flight around the aircraft carrier, which Vought solved by hinging it such that the angle of incidence could be changed. (Increasing the angle of incidence increases lift). The A-7 is a later development and was a strike aircraft optimised for high subsonic speeds. It has a rounder nose, wings that aren't swept back as far, which involved some trickery with wedge plates and plate hinges on my model, and it lacks an afterburner.  It also carries far more weaponry under its wings.                    
   

Taken on: June 24, 2018

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