North American FJ-2/-3 Fury

what is it?

The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing and carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the North American F-86 Sabre operated by the United States Air Force. These aircraft feature folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to increase angle of attack upon launch and to accommodate a longer oleo to absorb the shock of hard landings on an aircraft carrier deck.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 jet engine · 11.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 1,086 km/htop speed
• size 8,523 kgmax take-off weight
• built 741made 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 75 years ago, in 1951.
• 🏎️Top speed is 8.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× 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

1951

introduced

1954

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

741

role

fighter aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

North American Aviation

engines

1× General Electric J47-GE-2

crew

1

length

11.5 m

wingspan

11.3 m

height

4.1 m

max take-off weight

8,523 kg

top speed

1,086 km/h

range

—

ceiling

14,265 m

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