the happiest plane in war thunder

@Sagaleon14

Жыл бұрын

:D or more like :0?

@mayonotes9849

Жыл бұрын

The most pog plane in existence.

@thecatbims1795

Жыл бұрын

And the A7D and E it's chubby cousin

@hyperionhamster3064

Жыл бұрын

But the f4e has a :D on it’s tail

@royhsieh4307

10 ай бұрын

just wait until u can fly the x-32

3:57 I'm never sure if I should feel bad or not when I see people who only took flares trying to use them against a radar missile.

@platapus112

Жыл бұрын

It's actually amazing how many people only take flares and then rage when they get aim9cs

@admiral_alman8671

9 ай бұрын

It’s surprising how many premium players only take flares

@Soyjakgamingbutawesome

6 ай бұрын

@@admiral_alman8671I mean all prems at tier 9.7-11.3 are all wallet warriors

@Zeithri

17 күн бұрын

It's because most of us aren't air technician nerds but rather Ace Combat players and other flight sim games where you're taught to use _a_ flare to avoid missiles. Or in the case of submarine games, a noise maker that immediately sends the Torpedo hunting the sound instead of you.

Small notes on the F8 . Set keybinds to choose primary armament to allow only 2 cannons to fire at a time increasing your time on target . The Aim 9C's are 9D's in performance so you can use them right up close unlike the 7D sparrows ,however they run after chaff so surprise is key unlike the 7D which can go through chaff sometimes . Finally at sea level going above mach be easy on the controls to avoid a emotional event

@bucketofbolts6823

Жыл бұрын

dont think the gun selector works with f8e

@Lalasfritas

Жыл бұрын

​@@bucketofbolts6823 it does

@bucketofbolts6823

Жыл бұрын

@@Lalasfritas ohh alr had no idea they fixed it maybe with the update where they added rwr do it?

@Lalasfritas

Жыл бұрын

@@bucketofbolts6823 idk it's always worked for me from the time I got it which was around December 2022 (before the rwr update)

@sherlocksinha2435

Жыл бұрын

@@bucketofbolts6823 I think they had the gun sequence wrong before . It used to switch between left and right instead of top and bottom

Wing rip is more prominent with earlier models though it is mitigated a fair bit by the wing strength upgrade. That said the F-8E is definitely a favorite of mine.

Fun fact: the F-8E made an appearance in all versions of Area 88 (TV series, manga, OVA) as the first aircraft used by the main character: Shin Kazama

@black_thunder2159

Жыл бұрын

a great series!

@SirDiggyDawg

Жыл бұрын

It's also featured as the starter jet in the SNES game based on the series! (called U.N. Squadron in the US)

@Cythil

Жыл бұрын

@@SirDiggyDawg I was wondering about that. Thanks for the info.

@Zeithri

17 күн бұрын

The JP version of the Snes game is better. Got a full playthrough of that on my channel. If I recall from reading about it, the Arcade version isn't the ideal version of the game. There was also a version for Amiga I think but... It's lacking.

fun fact: by the ground crew f8 was nicknamed the gator as its low air intake was dangerous and once even sucked in a deck crew member but he got saved by others f8 crusader is deffinetly my favorite jet of war thunder and its does very well in simulator battles

The F-8E is a beast in Arcade at its BR, and the AIM-9C has got to be one of my favorite missiles. Also extremely handy to pick off the inevitable prop planes brought into high tier.

@steyrauga1

Жыл бұрын

how the fuck do you even use AIM-9C's I've tried literally everything and nothing works.

@toastoftriumph

Жыл бұрын

@@steyrauga1 Radar lock from maybe 3 - 5km out; helps to narrow the cone before locking. Lock works best with enemies in front & above, though it also depends on the plane's particular radar cross-section a bit. Launch from 2 - 3.5km away. If the enemy is flying straight horizontal across your field of vision the missile probably won't track, but choosing an enemy with proper trajectory, and leading your shot, AIM-9C's can pull some decent G's.

The Crusaders used to rip allot more often but a few patches ago im pretty sure they stealth buffed it, it still happens allot in the F8U-2 but the F8-E received structural improvements to the wing IRL which is why it can handle more stress

F8U-2, the 8E's predcessor has major wing rip problems, where it's wings will surely rip at above ~750 km/h. F-8E is a major improvement simply because it has no such issue

@camilorodriguez5602

Жыл бұрын

This is what i was looking for, i know to not bother with the 8U for that same reason, i didnt found anything that compares the 8U and 8E rip problems

@HighRiskV

Жыл бұрын

I have no trouble with those wings, just don't pitch up all the way

@Hot_Sky_Astronomy

Жыл бұрын

@@HighRiskV Only pitch up all the way at

@HighRiskV

Жыл бұрын

@@Hot_Sky_Astronomy most jets will keep up for the first turns with the f16 because the f16 won't pull more than 10g or 11 if low on fuel

Happy to see a review for my favorite plane, especially since we got the RWR FINALLY WOOOOO

I think the F-8E still has a really funny bug that allows it to carry a single AIM-9D while being stock. That helped immensely when I was grinding it.

@UniDexx

Жыл бұрын

haha yeah right, i saw that just today when i unlocked it, looks weird but definitely useful !

@HawkFire74

Жыл бұрын

They seriously messed up the custom loadouts for it a while back, think it's fixed by now, but they might have left that in by accident.

@thomasthew9012

Жыл бұрын

When I started grinding the modules I was able to take 2 9Cs even when stock

@UniDexx

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasthew9012 yeah the 9Cs are stock, but not the Ds

Thanks for the upload Tim, your videos are the best of the cc's on KZread IMHO.

I just tried to look for an F-8 Crusader video from you this morning (only found the French one), so this is a nice surprise.

I highly recommend when in an uptier, climbing to about 4.5km in altitude. You stay below the average contrail altitude, and a lot of MiG-21s and A-5s don't bring Chaff. You watch them get closer as they above you, then lock them and fire at about a 5km distance. The missiles are great at that altitude, and you have no problem with the radar either. I just wish I could bring Aim-9Cs on my Phantoms!

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Yeah aim 9 c were better irl. They wound up getting abandoned cause the pilots didnt bring them. Its complkcated regading vets from morea and the rumors about it be iij ng a dogfighter. They didnt wanan learn the equipment flr the radar etc. So it has no use aso the rumors about the othe rmissles like aim 7 being useless. Such a shame

Tim you aren't wrong. The F8E is always happy. "BIG smile".

AIM-9C Sidewinder make this one of my most favorite jets ingame.

The variable incidence wing doesn't increase lift over a regular one. It simply allows for more visibility at any given AoA. But it does not increase the max AoA of the wings, thus it does not increase lift. To do that you need to change the actual profile (camber) of the airfoil itself, and that is done only with flaps and slats.

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Raising wings in general does affect the affected weight profile

The crusaders are some of my favorite jets to use and I agree with 100% of what you said. In the 500 or so matches I've played in both variant, they rarely disappointed me and when they did it was because I forgot the wings of the F8U-2 are weaker than the F-8E. The recent RWR addition to the F-8E has made it so much better too in my experience.

I feel the wing rip problem is more an issue with the F8U-2; the F-8E doesn’t turn as well as the F8U, but the wings are strengthened, so players can abuse the plane like you can with other planes in-game

America in the early 50's was really good at learning things and then not employing them. They knew about area rule, teardrop aero, the benefits of bubble canopy etc in the late 40's but just unlearned how to draw them I guess.

Glad you shed some light on this hidden gem in the high ranks of the US tech teee

Probably my favorite plane of that generation of that generation of jets...... (and to quote you) with caveats!

hell yeah bro i love the f8e much better than the u2 hell i even put a talisman on it and im currently using it as my grinder. also love your channel favorite waarthunder youtuber because you dont complain and when you do its good point and actual constructive criticism. keep it up you might not be the most well know but you are a lot of peoples favorite!

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Yeah alot of the youtuebrs are crap they just drama for attentiona nd talk crap. Part of why we lose good things

Morning, Tim!

Just spaded this, absolutely love smashing smt's at 8k altitude with the aim 9c's

A really fun plane!

I love the Crusader, that and the SMT/MF are probably my favorite at 10.3

@cowboy6524

Жыл бұрын

they are by far and away the best 10.3 imo but f8e is just so fun to fly

@HighRiskV

Жыл бұрын

I hate the MF, I cant do nearly as good compared to the crusaders

The aim-9D is actually an uncaged seeker missile, its just the seeker is caged until it is off the rails. The seeker has about a 40 degree cone of vision

I always had a heart for the f8 crusader and would dream gaijin makes an event and features the XF8U-3 super crusader even though I don't think it had guns. And i don't know about countermeasures but it should be common sense to add some.

I dont remember the F8E having RWR... did they add it recently?

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a semi-recent addition.

Interesting that wing can support bombs, but cannot be equipped with missiles

This was my first Rank 8 jet and was the easiest to spade.

Super underrated play but take the Zunis whether stock or spaded. You can set them to airburst at 1000M and almost guarantee a kill in a head on! A little tricky to master though. 😉

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Yeah if i get the option i at tikes in vsruous plane carry rpckets with ait burst. They are sually axis up to that point :)

Most beloved plane along with F5-Tiger II thanks to Area 88.

Just look had him so handful 😊

I was thinking that the F-8 was based on the A-7.

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

A common misconception, but its the other way around.

@oluwatosinopawoye5695

Жыл бұрын

@@TimsVariety well, thanks for clarifying. Anyway, are you going to do a review on the new 9.3 Chinese ifv?.

I have noticed some static noise in your videos that I don't remember hearing a while back, or at least it wasn't as noticeable. Would love if you could sort it out somehow, otherwise keep up the good videos!

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

Noted

Do you use the IRST mode for anything?

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

Its very situational, usually when you've only got heat-seekers and you dont want to alert the RWR of a target you're fighting.

There are so many premiums at its BR, but the F-8E can still hold its own. I always assume a Crusader pilot knows what they're doing and never underestimate them

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

What does premium have to affect it? Does that mean more teammates ?

I know you mentioned that you had issues with handbrake and getting a smaller file size. I used DaVinci resolve to edit, I export in the highest quality possible DxHR 40gb file then use handbrake and drag the sliders to hq Nvidia 265 and get a 900mb file That's comparable to the raw hq file. I'd try experimenting more with 265 and 264, and see if you can get smaller file sizes it'll save you so much time.

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

Noted. Its less of an issue for my regular vids like this that are done weeks in advance, so no hassle to leave it uploading for a couple of hours, but some of the big stuff might benefit from that.

@evanwiger

Жыл бұрын

@@TimsVariety I gotcha. If you can figure out you're diminishing returns on file size, it'll help in the long run. Sometimes it takes time to play around with. I've been exporting my huge hq files in Mov in full format 265 then hitting it with handbrake Nvidia 265. Almost always gets me some fast results uploading. Anyways, love the vids m8.

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

@@TimsVariety mkv files are grest for high quality extras and fule size efficiency

Isn't the repaircost also huge?

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

The rewards are huger. Especially in sim

Could you make a review on the Mig-21SMT? It's a similar yet different plane to the F-8

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

The SMT is on the list for a review, but it won't be soon.

@Lynxium_

Жыл бұрын

@@TimsVariety Nice to know

can you do a review on the new flight model mirage f1C?

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

I'll probably do a review of the premium one at some point, but an updated review of the original F1C is a ways off. The Mig-29 will probably be my first updated/repeat review of a plane I've already covered, as its changed quite a bit since it came out.

Good plane in a normal match, uptiers will be tough, it doesn’t rip tho

Ah yes my favorite plane too bad it’s repair cost makes me more indebt than a College graduate, either way a fun plane.

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but the trade off for kills is worth it especially in sim.

it's ok, I get more kills with the guns though than the missiles, every time I go high I get beamed by an R3R bc it doesn't have RWR

This should've been the US tier 7 premium imo. Never liked the Phantom much tbh, would've gotten the Corsair for sure.

@Tigershark_3082

Жыл бұрын

Problem is, there aren't many other Crusaders that could be the tier 7 premium. They'd more or less be tier 6

should at least gets a tiger meet scheme

The last gunfighter!

I find using the D sidewinder gets me more kills then the c

"Man I can't wait to dogfight in the last gunfighter" *Rips wings*

How can you so easily lock the enemy? It's so goddamn hard when i try it

@TimsVariety

3 ай бұрын

ACM boresight mode, and a lot of practice.

@meia8626

3 ай бұрын

@@TimsVariety this is the first time I'm using guided missile, what is ACM bore sight mode?

@TimsVariety

3 ай бұрын

@@meia8626 I explain it in my radar tutorial, there is a chapter mark for it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGts1JiknK_SdbQ.html

@meia8626

3 ай бұрын

@@TimsVariety thank you very much that help a lot

@TimsVariety

3 ай бұрын

@@meia8626 I live to serve :-)

he didn't mentioned the f8e is expensive a total of 18k sl to repair

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

The reward is greater. Especially in sim

happiest plane after x-32

Am I losing it or is this a reupload

@mangofanta2667

Жыл бұрын

He's done the French F-8, just not this one

@lucascousins6934

Жыл бұрын

Both

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

Nope, not a reup. I covered the French one a long time ago, this is the American version - which IS actually pretty different.

@MausOfTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

@@TimsVariety Ah, okay. Thanks! Also, Lucas, you're correct.

its radar lock is unreliable, im not sure why i have to press the radar lock button constantly just to lock on

i tried to play it but from stock it is such a brick i gave up

@quarreneverett4767

Жыл бұрын

Dont worry you will ge tit as you get to practice with other supers

@across646

Жыл бұрын

@@quarreneverett4767 I know how to use F-5C, F-4E, F-4C and even damn F-100D but i cannot get Crusader to work for me

This has quickly become my absolute favorite aircraft in the entire game. I am averaging 2 kills per game in RB and in Sim I am 7k/0d after just a single match. Yeah, this thing is great. Thought I was gonna hate it because the 8U is complete shit, but this one is everything the U should have been.

how the hell im suppose to lock targets with F8E radar nvm its so shit i found it out

@TimsVariety

Жыл бұрын

"very carefully"

whos that handsome devil in the bottom left at 4:13

-has better missiles than mig21 bis -has better radar than mig21 bis -out dogfights the mig21 bis -is 0.7BR lower Yeah, bolonds 😃👍

@boijames3253

11 ай бұрын

Counter-point: -Has better acceleration than F-8E -Has faster speed than F-8E -Can endure more G loads than F-8E -Has more countermeasures than F-8E

@kingghidorah8106

11 ай бұрын

​​@@boijames3253came back with spaded f8e, the thing is nasty only when people engage or don't bring chaff. It's pretty old now, people learned that they can use such privilege of running.

@boijames3253

11 ай бұрын

@@kingghidorah8106 yea its an old-ish aircraft, it doesnt feel very competitive for me at least.

@kingghidorah8106

11 ай бұрын

@@boijames3253 as i said it's good only when people engage, but the main issue this thing has is the obnoxious attacker design it has. Fighters should not have anhedral wings on top of their body, they should have them near their center of mass or below to keep the pilot out of the "scourge effect" or however it's called (that's why high seated aircraft like the su27 and the f16 are so good at making their pilots deal with high G maneuvering). Everything that Russia and China has after 9.7 is obnoxiously downtiered too.

@boijames3253

11 ай бұрын

@@kingghidorah8106 to be fair, the Crusader was designed as an interceptor/attacker iirc (partially why they decided to make an actual attack variant of it, A-7). Playerbase have slandered people who say “Russia is op so why is it fair” so much that Ive learnt to just hold the annoyance in. On another note, whats your opinion if the matchmaker only put NATO countries vs Warsaw pact ? ie: West Ger, US, UK, Italy, Japan vs USSR, East Ger, China, etc ?

Cool plane. Did wel dealing with Cmmunists and communist trash.