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North American FJ-2/-3 Fury

North American FJ-2/-3 Fury

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.

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.