North American FJ-1 Fury

what is it?

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, it became the first jet aircraft in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions. This first version of the FJ was a straight-winged jet, briefly operational during the transition to more successful designs.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 880 km/htop speed
• size 7,076 kgmax take-off weight
• built 33made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 80 years ago, in 1946.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.1× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1946-09-11

introduced

1948

retired

1953

status

retired

number built

33

role

fighter aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

engines

1× Allison J35-A-2

crew

1

length

10.5 m

wingspan

11.6 m

height

4.5 m

max take-off weight

7,076 kg

top speed

880 km/h

range

—

ceiling

9,754 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.