North American FJ-1 Fury

North American FJ-1 Fury
Land	Usa
Role	Gevechtsvliegtuigen
Eerste vlucht	11 september 1946
Gebouwd	31

De Noord-Amerikaanse FJ-1 Fury is het eerste operationele straalvliegtuig in dienst van de Amerikaanse marine en werd ontwikkeld door North American Aviation als de NA-135. De FJ-1 was een vroege overgangsjet met beperkt succes die over vergelijkbare staartvlakken, vleugels en luifels werd gedragen die waren afgeleid van de P-51D Mustang met zuigermotor. De evolutie van het ontwerp om geveegde vleugels op te nemen, zou de basis worden voor het XP-86-prototype op het land - zelf oorspronkelijk ontworpen met een zeer vergelijkbare rechte vleugelvorm als het FJ-1-casco - van de enorm invloedrijke F-86 Sabre van de Amerikaanse luchtmacht, die zelf de basis vormde voor de op vliegdekschepen gebaseerde Noord-Amerikaanse FJ-2/-3 Fury van de marine.

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The Navy’s Transitional Trailblazer

De Noord-Amerikaanse FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet aircraft to be deployed by the United States Navy. Introduced in the late 1940s, it served as a critical bridge between the piston-engine fighters of WWII and the swept-wing jet fighters of the 1950s. While it shared some visual “DNA” with the legendary P-51 Mustang—specifically in its wing and tail design—the FJ-1 was a dedicated jet platform designed to prove that high-performance turbojets could safely operate from the decks of aircraft carriers.

Attribute	Technical Specification (FJ-1)
Role	Carrier-based Fighter
Bemanning	1 (Pilot)
First Flight	September 11, 1946
Krachtbron	1 × Allison J35-A-2 turbojet
Thrust	4,000 lbf (17.8 kN)
Maximum Speed	547 mph (880 km/h)
Bewapening	6 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
Service Ceiling	32,000 feet (9,753 m)

Design Innovations and Naval Adaptations

The “Kneeling” Nose Gear: To maximize limited deck space on aircraft carriers, the FJ-1 featured a unique “kneeling” nose strut. This allowed the aircraft to lower its nose and lift its tail, enabling it to be “stacked” closer to the aircraft parked behind it.
Straight-Wing Heritage: Despite the emerging trend of swept wings (which North American would soon master), the FJ-1 used a straight, laminar-flow wing derived from the P-51. This provided predictable handling at the low speeds required for carrier landings.
Central Nose Intake: To keep the fuselage streamlined and maximize engine efficiency, the FJ-1 used a straight-through air intake in the nose. This gave the aircraft its distinctive, “barrel-like” appearance.
External Fuel: To compensate for the short range of early jet engines, the FJ-1 was often seen with large, permanent wingtip fuel tanks.

Legacy: The Grandfather of the Sabre

Pioneering the Deck: On March 10, 1948, the FJ-1 made history when it performed the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier landing with a jet aircraft at sea aboard the USS Bokser.
Evolution into a Legend: The land-based version of the Fury design, the XP-86, eventually evolved into the world-famous F-86 Sabel. In a complete circle, the F-86 was then “navalized” to become the swept-wing FJ-2 Fury.
Short Front-Line Career: Because jet technology was moving so fast, the FJ-1 was retired from front-line service after only 14 months, replaced by the more advanced Grumman F9F Panther.
Rare Survivors: Only 31 FJ-1s (including prototypes) were built. Today, only two remain—one at the Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartmuseum and another at the Yanks Luchtmuseum in California.