Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "The Vought F8U-3 Crusader III; So Good it Almost Beat the F-4 Phantom!" video.

I find your analysis about Vietnam and the multirole the F-4 Phantom ended up in is excellent. But it still seems like the F11F-1 and F8U-3 still should have been adopted as interceptors by other nations for interception and fighter roles.
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@harryspeakup8452 It wasn't "rejected" by the US as you put it. The contract is for one design, doesn't mean the alternate couldn't be made in large numbers for export and fit another mission perfectly. F-5 overcame this. As did the YF-17. I'm sure I can find some other examples of aircraft losing primary contracts but still being purchased by others or for other roles if i looked for them. "Nobody wants low-volume aircraft", well that's exactly what they're going to get unless they bought from the US or Russia. Try again with an intelligent counter.
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@Jusuff sadly, that's my understanding as well, they bought them only to help boost international sales, and then used some for aggressors given their size and performance characteristics compared to things like the Mig21
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Merry Christmas! I love the F-8 Crusader and Crusader 3
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