North American FJ-2/-3 Fury
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The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing and carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the North American F-86 Sabre operated by the United States Air Force. These aircraft feature folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to increase angle of attack upon launch and to accommodate a longer oleo to absorb the shock of hard landings on an aircraft carrier deck. Although sharing a U.S. Navy designation with its distant predecessor, the straight-winged North American FJ-1 Fury, the FJ-2/-3 were completely different aircraft (the later FJ-4 was again, a complete structural redesign of the FJ-3). The FJ-2 was one of the aircraft used to evaluate the first steam catapult on a US Navy aircraft-carrier.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- North American Aviation
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- United States
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 587 kt
- Max speed
- 587 kt
- Range
- 750 nm
- Service ceiling
- 46,800 ft
- Rate of climb
- 7,230 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 18,790 lb
- Empty weight
- 11,802 lb
- Powerplant
- General Electric J47-GE-2
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 37.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 37.1 ft
- Height
- 13.6 ft
- Number built
- 741
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.