Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
So you are proposing that a two-seat aircraft makes for a superior fighter?
USMCFLYR
ha.. I guess that was just the Navy's justification circa late 50s, early 60s technology. Accoridng to an internet source, NASA test pilots flying the XF8U-3 at NAS Patuxent used to 'routinely' beat F-4s in 'unauthorized ACM'.
about the XF8U from the Tailhook Association:
Tailhook Daily Briefing: Flightdeck Friday - XF8U-3 Crusader III