North American FJ-1 Fury

FJ-1 Fury
US Navy FJ-1 Fury
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer North American Aviation
First flight 27 November 1946[1]
Introduction March 1948[1]
Retired 1953[2]
Status Retired
Primary user United States Navy
Number built 33 (including 3 prototypes)
Developed into North American F-86 Sabre

The North American FJ-1 Fury is an early turbojet-powered carrier-capable fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy (USN). Developed by North American Aviation (NAA) starting in 1945,[2] it became the first jet aircraft in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions.[3] This first version of the FJ was a straight-winged jet, briefly operational during the transition to more successful designs. An evolution of the FJ-1 would become the land-based XP-86 prototype of the United States Air Force's enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which in turn formed the basis for the Navy's carrier-based, swept-winged North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.

  1. ^ a b Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 344.
  2. ^ a b "The FJ-1 Fury." Archived 2002-10-16 at the Wayback Machine f-86.tripod.com. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.
  3. ^ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 345.