| Role | Fighter aircraft |
|---|---|
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
| First flight | 27 November 1946 |
| Introduction | March 1948 |
| Retired | 1953 |
| 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 was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135 The FJ-1 was an early transitional jet of limited success which carried over similar tail surfaces, wing, and canopy derived from the piston-engined P-51D Mustang. The evolution of the design to incorporate swept wings would become the basis for the land-based XP-86 prototype - itself originally designed with a very similar straight-wing planform to the FJ-1 airframe - of the United States Air Force's enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which in turn formed the basis for the Navy's carrier-based North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.
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Crew: 1
Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.48 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)
Height: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
Wing area: 221 sq ft (20.5 m2)
Fuel capacity: JP-4 fuel:- 437 US gallons (364 imp gal; 1,650 L) internals + 2x 200 US gallons (170 imp gal;
760 L) drop tanks
Powerplant: 1 × Allison J35-A-2 turbojet, 4,000 lbf (18 kN) thrust
Maximum speed: 547 mph (880 km/h, 475 kn) at 9,000 ft (880 km/h
at 2,743 m)
Range: 1,496 mi (2,407 km, 1,300 nmi) with external tanks
Service ceiling: 32,000 ft (9,753 m)Rate of climb: 3,300 ft/min (17 m/s) at sea level
Guns: 6 X 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M3 Browning machine guns (1,800 rounds in total)
Bombs: 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) of payload
The North American F-86 Sabre, Sometimes Called The Sabrejet, Is A Transonic Jet Fighter Aircraft. Produced By North American Aviation.
The first flight of the prototype XFJ-1 took place on 11 September 1946,. Flown by Navy squadron VF-5A, the FJ-1 made the USN's first operational aircraft carrier landing with a jet fighter at sea
F-86B 188 ordered as upgraded A-model with wider fuselage and larger tires but delivered as F-86A-5, North American model NA-152
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