North American FJ-1 Fury - Bilder & Video

Den Nordamerikansk FJ-1 Fury er det første operative jetflyet i United States Navy-tjeneste, og ble utviklet av North American Aviation som NA-135. FJ-1 var en tidlig overgangsjet med begrenset suksess som bar over lignende haleflater, vinge og kalesje avledet fra den stempelmotoriserte P-51D Mustang. Utviklingen av designet for å innlemme feide vinger ville bli grunnlaget for den landbaserte XP-86-prototypen - selv opprinnelig designet med en veldig lik rettvinget planform til FJ-1-flyskroget - av United States Air Force's enormt innflytelsesrike F-86 Sabre, som selv dannet grunnlaget for marinens hangarskipbaserte nordamerikanske FJ-2/-3 Fury.

Den Nordamerikansk FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet fighter aircraft developed by North American Aviation for the United States Navy. The FJ-1 was a single-seat, single-engine fighter with a low-wing monoplane design and a straight wing. The FJ-1 was powered by an Allison J35 turbojet engine that produced 4,000 pounds of thrust. The FJ-1 had a maximum speed of 547 mph and a range of 1,200 miles. The FJ-1 was armed with six 0.50-inch machine guns and could carry up to 2,000 pounds of bombs or rockets.
Den FJ-1 was designed in response to a Navy requirement for a jet fighter that could operate from existing aircraft carriers. The FJ-1 made its first flight on November 11, 1946 and entered service in March 1948. The FJ-1 was assigned to Fighter Squadron 5A (VF-5A) based at Naval Air Station North Island, California. The FJ-1 was the first jet fighter to land on and take off from an aircraft carrier, the USS Boxer, on July 21, 1948.
FJ-1 ble snart erstattet av de mer avanserte FJ-2 og FJ-3 Fury-modellene, som hadde feide vinger og kraftigere motorer. FJ-1 ble pensjonert fra aktiv tjeneste i 1953 og overført til Naval Reserve. Bare 31 FJ-1 ble bygget og ingen er bevart i dag.