North American FJ-1 Fury

North American FJ-1 Fury
País	Eua
Papel	Aviões
Primeiro voo	11 de setembro de 1946
Construído	31

O Fúria FJ-1 norte-americana é o primeiro jato operacional do serviço da Marinha dos Estados Unidos, e foi desenvolvido pela Aviação Norte-Americana como o NA-135. O FJ-1 foi um jato de transição inicial de sucesso limitado que transportou superfícies de cauda, asa e dossel similares derivados do Mustang P-51D com motor pistão. A evolução do projeto para incorporar asas varridas se tornaria a base para o protótipo XP-86 terrestre – originalmente projetado com uma forma de plano de asa reta muito semelhante à aeronave FJ-1 – do extremamente influente F-86 Sabre da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos, que em si formou a base para a FJ-2/3 Fúria norte-americana baseada em porta-aviões da Marinha.

Fonte: Fúria norte-americana FJ-1 na Wikipédia

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The Navy’s Transitional Trailblazer

O Fúria FJ-1 norte-americana 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)
Papel	Carrier-based Fighter
tripulação	1 (Pilot)
First Flight	September 11, 1946
Usina	1 × Allison J35-A-2 turbojet
Thrust	4,000 lbf (17.8 kN)
Maximum Speed	547 mph (880 km/h)
Armamento	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 Pugilista.
Evolution into a Legend: The land-based version of the Fury design, the XP-86, eventually evolved into the world-famous F-86 Sabre. 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 Museu Nacional do Ar e do Espaço and another at the Museu do Ar dos Ianques in California.