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The '''North American FJ-1 Fury''' |
The '''North American FJ-1 Fury''' is an early [[turbojet]]-powered [[aircraft carrier|carrier]]-capable [[fighter aircraft]] used by the [[United States Navy]] (USN). Developed by [[North American Aviation]] (NAA) starting in 1945,<ref name="FJ-1">[http://f-86.tripod.com/fj1.html "The FJ-1 Fury."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021016191846/http://f-86.tripod.com/fj1.html |date=2002-10-16 }} ''f-86.tripod.com.'' Retrieved: 29 April 2008.</ref> it became the first [[jet aircraft]] in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions.{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=345}} This first version of the FJ was a straight-winged jet, briefly operational during the transition to more successful designs. An evolution of the FJ-1 would become the land-based XP-86 [[prototype]] of the [[United States Air Force]]'s enormously influential [[North American F-86 Sabre|F-86 Sabre]], which in turn formed the basis for the Navy's carrier-based, swept-winged [[North American FJ-2/-3 Fury]]. |
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==Design and development== |
==Design and development== |
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In late 1944, the USN sought proposals for a follow-on aircraft to supplement its first jet fighter, the [[McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom]]; three competing proposals from NAA, [[McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]] and [[Vought]] were selected.<ref name="FJ-1"/> The NAA '''NA-134''' was ordered on 1 January 1945 as the '''XFJ-1''' and would be developed in parallel with the [[Vought F6U Pirate]]{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=344}} (the competing McDonnell proposal would eventually evolve into the [[McDonnell F2H Banshee]]<ref name="FJ-1"/>). The XFJ-1 was a straight-wing, [[tricycle gear]] fighter with a single [[General Electric J35]] [[turbojet]] fed by an intake passing through the [[fuselage]]; to avoid bifurcating the intake and thus increasing drag, the cockpit was placed entirely above the intake duct, giving the aircraft a squat appearance.{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=344}} It was armed with six [[.50 BMG]] machine guns mounted next to the air intake, making it the last aircraft ordered by the USN to use .50 BMG guns as its primary armament.{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=344}} The wing, [[empennage]], and canopy strongly resembled that of the piston-engined [[P-51D]] Mustang, North American Aviation's highly successful [[World War II]] fighter, enclosing a relocated cockpit accommodation further forward in relation to the Mustang's design, to ensure good forward pilot visibility for carrier operations.{{sfn|Thomason|2007|p=40-41}} |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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[[File:FJ-1 VF-5A CV-21 |
[[File:North American FJ-1 Fury of VF-5A aboard USS Boxer (CV-21), 16 March 1948 (NNAM.1996.253.7224.010).jpg|thumb|An FJ-1 of [[VF-51]] aboard [[USS Boxer (CV-21)|USS ''Boxer'']] in March 1948]] |
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[[File:FJ-1 Oakland NAR NAN3-51.jpg|thumb|An Oakland Naval Air Reserve FJ-1 over [[Oakland, California]], in 1950]] |
[[File:FJ-1 Oakland NAR NAN3-51.jpg|thumb|An Oakland Naval Air Reserve FJ-1 over [[Oakland, California]], in 1950]] |
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[[File:FJ-1 FJ-2 NAN5-52.jpg|thumb|FJ-1 and FJ-2 in 1952]] |
[[File:FJ-1 FJ-2 NAN5-52.jpg|thumb|FJ-1 and FJ-2 in 1952]] |
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[[File:Yanks Fury.JPG|thumb|FJ-1 Fury at Yanks Air Museum]] |
[[File:Yanks Fury.JPG|thumb|FJ-1 Fury at Yanks Air Museum]] |
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The first flight of the prototype XFJ-1 |
The first flight of the prototype XFJ-1 was conducted on 27 November 1946, and the first of 30 deliveries of the improved '''NA-141''', designated '''FJ-1''', took place in March 1948.{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|pp=344–345}} Flown by Navy squadron [[VF-51|VF-5A]], the FJ-1 made the USN's first operational [[aircraft carrier]] landing with a jet fighter at sea{{#tag:ref|The first all-jet aircraft to take off and land from an American carrier was a [[McDonnell FH-1 Phantom|McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom]] on 21 July 1946 from {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|6}}, but the tests were not conducted under operational conditions.|group=N}} on 10 March 1948 aboard {{USS|Boxer|CV-21|6}}, pioneering US jet-powered carrier operations and underscoring the need for [[catapult]]-equipped carriers.<ref name="FJ-1"/>{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=345}} The Fury was capable of launching without catapult assistance, but on a crowded flight deck the capability was of limited use. Taking off without a catapult launch limited the FJ-1 to a perilous, slow climb that was considered too risky for normal operations.<ref name="FJ-1"/> |
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As German research into swept wing aerodynamics was not yet available when the design was finalized, the FJ-1 used a straight wing. |
As German research into swept wing aerodynamics was not yet available when the design was finalized, the FJ-1 used a straight wing. [[Folding wing]]s were not used because [[dive brake]]s mounted in the wings made them unfeasible. To conserve carrier deck space, a [[Landing_gear#"Kneeling"_gear|"kneeling" nose gear strut]] along with a swiveling "jockey wheel" allowed the FJ-1 to be stacked tail-high, close to another FJ-1.<ref name="FJ Fury">[http://www.boeing.com/history/bna/fj.htm "FJ Fury."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207235606/http://www.boeing.com/history/bna/fj.htm |date=2003-02-07 }} ''boeing.com''. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.</ref> |
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Before the first production FJ-1 was even delivered, the initial order for 100 units was trimmed to only 30 because more promising naval fighter designs had entered development.{{sfn|Swanborough|Bowers|1976|p=345}} The production aircraft were initially used in testing at [[NAS North Island]], California.<ref name="FJ-1"/> [[VF-51|VF-5A]], soon redesignated as VF-51, operated the type from ''Boxer'' in March 1948 and from [[USS Princeton (CV-37)|USS ''Princeton'']] in August 1948, but operations did not go well, and the aircraft proved to have weak [[landing gear]].<ref name="FJ-1"/> One of the four FJ-1s to operate from ''Princeton'' was destroyed in a [[hard landing]] on arrival and went over the side; fortunately the pilot was rescued, but further accidents resulted in the cancellation of the operations after only two days.<ref name="FJ-1"/> Although VF-51 went to sea on ''Boxer'' one more time in May 1949, the FJ-1s were phased out afterwards in favor of the new [[Grumman F9F Panther|F9F-2 Panther]].<ref name="FJ-1"/><ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/fj.htm "FJ Fury."] ''globalsecurity.org''. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.</ref> |
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Ending its service career in [[U.S. Naval Reserve]] units, the FJ-1 |
Ending its service career in [[U.S. Naval Reserve]] units, the FJ-1 was eventually retired in 1953. The one highlight in its short service life was VF-51's win in the [[Bendix Trophy]] Race for jets in September 1948. The unit entered seven FJ-1s, flying from Long Beach, California to Cleveland, Ohio, with VF-51 aircraft taking the first four places, ahead of two [[California Air National Guard]] [[Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star]]s.<ref name= "FJ-1"/> |
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*120349 - [[Yanks Air Museum]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref>[https://yanksair.org/collection/north-american-na-141-fury-fj-1-2/ "FJ Fury/120349".] ''Yanks Air Museum.'' Retrieved: 23 January 2020.</ref> |
*120349 - [[Yanks Air Museum]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref>[https://yanksair.org/collection/north-american-na-141-fury-fj-1-2/ "FJ Fury/120349".] ''Yanks Air Museum.'' Retrieved: 23 January 2020.</ref> |
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*120351 - [[National Air and Space Museum]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19731221000 "FJ-1 Fury/120351".] ''NASM.'' Retrieved: 17 January 2011.</ref> |
*120351 - [[National Air and Space Museum]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19731221000 "FJ-1 Fury/120351".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408221340/http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19731221000 |date=2010-04-08 }} ''NASM.'' Retrieved: 17 January 2011.</ref> |
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==Specifications (FJ-1)== |
==Specifications (FJ-1)== |
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*'''Fuel provisions''' Internal fuel load: 465 gal (1,743 L), Wing Tip Tanks: 2 × 170 gal (644 L) |
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==See also== |
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* [[de Havilland Vampire|de Havilland Sea Vampire]] |
* [[de Havilland Vampire|de Havilland Sea Vampire]] |
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* [[Gloster E.1/44]] |
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* [[Grumman F9F Panther]] |
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* [[Hawker Sea Hawk]] |
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* [[McDonnell FH Phantom]] |
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* [[Republic F-84 Thunderjet]] |
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* [[Supermarine Attacker]] |
* [[Supermarine Attacker]] |
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* [[Vought F6U Pirate]] |
* [[Vought F6U Pirate]] |
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* [[Saab 29 Tunnan]] |
* [[Saab 29 Tunnan]] |
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* [[Yakovlev Yak-19]] |
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* [[List of fighter aircraft]] |
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* Andrade, John M., ''U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909''. Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publishing, 1979 {{ISBN|0-904597-22-9}} |
* Andrade, John M., ''U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909''. Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publishing, 1979 {{ISBN|0-904597-22-9}} |
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*{{cite journal |last1=Bedford|first1=Alan|title=Early American Carrier Jets: Evolving Jet Operations with the US Fleet, Part Two |journal=Air Enthusiast |date=July–August 1999|issue=82|pages=18–23 |issn=0143-5450}} |
*{{cite journal |last1=Bedford|first1=Alan|title=Early American Carrier Jets: Evolving Jet Operations with the US Fleet, Part Two |journal=Air Enthusiast |date=July–August 1999|issue=82|pages=18–23 |issn=0143-5450}} |
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*{{cite book |last1=Swanborough |first1=Gordon |last2=Bowers |first2=Peter M. |date=1976 |title=United States Navy Aircraft since 1911 |edition=2nd |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=Naval Institute Press |isbn=0-87021-968-5}} |
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* Taylor, John, W.R., ed. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-1966''. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1967. {{ISBN|0-7106-1377-6}}. |
* Taylor, John, W.R., ed. ''Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-1966''. London: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1967. {{ISBN|0-7106-1377-6}}. |
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* {{cite book |last= Thomason |first= Tommy H. |title= U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Fighters 1943–1962 |year= 2007 |publisher= Specialty Press |location= North Branch, MN |isbn= 978-1-58007-110-9 |pages= }} |
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* Wagner, Ray. ''The North American Sabre''. London: Macdonald, 1963. No ISBN. |
* Wagner, Ray. ''The North American Sabre''. London: Macdonald, 1963. No ISBN. |
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* Winchester, Jim, ed. ''Military Aircraft of the Cold War'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books plc, 2006. {{ISBN|1-84013-929-3}}. |
* Winchester, Jim, ed. ''Military Aircraft of the Cold War'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books plc, 2006. {{ISBN|1-84013-929-3}}. |
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FJ-1 Fury | |
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US Navy FJ-1 Fury | |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | North American Aviation |
First flight | 27 November 1946[1] |
Introduction | March 1948[1] |
Retired | 1953[2] |
Status | Retired |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Number built | 33 (including 3 prototypes) |
Developed into | North American F-86 Sabre |
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,[2] it became the first jet aircraft in USN service to serve at sea under operational conditions.[3] This first version of the FJ was a straight-winged jet, briefly operational during the transition to more successful designs. An evolution of the FJ-1 would become the land-based XP-86 prototype of the United States Air Force's enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which in turn formed the basis for the Navy's carrier-based, swept-winged North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.
Design and development
[edit]In late 1944, the USN sought proposals for a follow-on aircraft to supplement its first jet fighter, the McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom; three competing proposals from NAA, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and Vought were selected.[2] The NAA NA-134 was ordered on 1 January 1945 as the XFJ-1 and would be developed in parallel with the Vought F6U Pirate[1] (the competing McDonnell proposal would eventually evolve into the McDonnell F2H Banshee[2]). The XFJ-1 was a straight-wing, tricycle gear fighter with a single General Electric J35 turbojet fed by an intake passing through the fuselage; to avoid bifurcating the intake and thus increasing drag, the cockpit was placed entirely above the intake duct, giving the aircraft a squat appearance.[1] It was armed with six .50 BMG machine guns mounted next to the air intake, making it the last aircraft ordered by the USN to use .50 BMG guns as its primary armament.[1] The wing, empennage, and canopy strongly resembled that of the piston-engined P-51D Mustang, North American Aviation's highly successful World War II fighter, enclosing a relocated cockpit accommodation further forward in relation to the Mustang's design, to ensure good forward pilot visibility for carrier operations.[4]
Operational history
[edit]The first flight of the prototype XFJ-1 was conducted on 27 November 1946, and the first of 30 deliveries of the improved NA-141, designated FJ-1, took place in March 1948.[5] Flown by Navy squadron VF-5A, the FJ-1 made the USN's first operational aircraft carrier landing with a jet fighter at sea[N 1] on 10 March 1948 aboard USS Boxer, pioneering US jet-powered carrier operations and underscoring the need for catapult-equipped carriers.[2][3] The Fury was capable of launching without catapult assistance, but on a crowded flight deck the capability was of limited use. Taking off without a catapult launch limited the FJ-1 to a perilous, slow climb that was considered too risky for normal operations.[2]
As German research into swept wing aerodynamics was not yet available when the design was finalized, the FJ-1 used a straight wing. Folding wings were not used because dive brakes mounted in the wings made them unfeasible. To conserve carrier deck space, a "kneeling" nose gear strut along with a swiveling "jockey wheel" allowed the FJ-1 to be stacked tail-high, close to another FJ-1.[6]
Before the first production FJ-1 was even delivered, the initial order for 100 units was trimmed to only 30 because more promising naval fighter designs had entered development.[3] The production aircraft were initially used in testing at NAS North Island, California.[2] VF-5A, soon redesignated as VF-51, operated the type from Boxer in March 1948 and from USS Princeton in August 1948, but operations did not go well, and the aircraft proved to have weak landing gear.[2] One of the four FJ-1s to operate from Princeton was destroyed in a hard landing on arrival and went over the side; fortunately the pilot was rescued, but further accidents resulted in the cancellation of the operations after only two days.[2] Although VF-51 went to sea on Boxer one more time in May 1949, the FJ-1s were phased out afterwards in favor of the new F9F-2 Panther.[2][7]
Ending its service career in U.S. Naval Reserve units, the FJ-1 was eventually retired in 1953. The one highlight in its short service life was VF-51's win in the Bendix Trophy Race for jets in September 1948. The unit entered seven FJ-1s, flying from Long Beach, California to Cleveland, Ohio, with VF-51 aircraft taking the first four places, ahead of two California Air National Guard Lockheed F-80 Shooting Stars.[2]
Variants
[edit]- XFJ-1
- Prototype aircraft, powered by a 3,820 lbf (17 kN) General Electric J35-GE-2 turbojet engine, three built.[8]
- FJ-1 Fury
- Single-seat fighter aircraft, powered by a 4,000 lbf (17.8 kN) Allison J35-A-2 turbojet engine, armed with six 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, 30 built a further 70 were cancelled.[8]
Operators
[edit]Aircraft on display
[edit]- FJ-1
- 120349 - Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.[9]
- 120351 - National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.[10]
Specifications (FJ-1)
[edit]General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.48 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)
- Height: 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
- Wing area: 221 sq ft (20.5 m2)
- Empty weight: 8,843 lb (4,010 kg)
- Gross weight: 15,118 lb (6,854 kg)
- Fuel provisions Internal fuel load: 465 gal (1,743 L), Wing Tip Tanks: 2 × 170 gal (644 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Allison J35-A-2 turbojet, 4,000 lbf (18 kN) thrust
Performance
- Maximum speed: 547 mph (880 km/h, 475 kn) at 9,000 ft (880 km/h at 2,743 m)
- Range: 1,496 mi (2,407 km, 1,300 nmi) with external tanks
- Service ceiling: 32,000 ft (9,753 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,300 ft/min (17 m/s) at sea level
- Thrust/weight: 0.38
- Stalling speed (power off): 121 mph (106 kn, 194 km/h)
Armament
- Guns: 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (1,500 rounds in total)
See also
[edit]Related development
- North American P-51 Mustang
- North American F-86 Sabre
- North American FJ-2/-3 Fury
- North American FJ-4 Fury
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- de Havilland Sea Vampire
- Gloster E.1/44
- Grumman F9F Panther
- Hawker Sea Hawk
- McDonnell FH Phantom
- Republic F-84 Thunderjet
- Supermarine Attacker
- Vought F6U Pirate
- Saab 29 Tunnan
- Yakovlev Yak-19
Related lists
- List of fighter aircraft
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- List of Sabre and Fury units in US military
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The first all-jet aircraft to take off and land from an American carrier was a McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom on 21 July 1946 from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the tests were not conducted under operational conditions.
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 344.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The FJ-1 Fury." Archived 2002-10-16 at the Wayback Machine f-86.tripod.com. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.
- ^ a b c Swanborough & Bowers 1976, p. 345.
- ^ Thomason 2007, p. 40-41.
- ^ Swanborough & Bowers 1976, pp. 344–345.
- ^ "FJ Fury." Archived 2003-02-07 at the Wayback Machine boeing.com. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.
- ^ "FJ Fury." globalsecurity.org. Retrieved: 29 April 2008.
- ^ a b Andrade 1979, p. 190
- ^ "FJ Fury/120349". Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved: 23 January 2020.
- ^ "FJ-1 Fury/120351". Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine NASM. Retrieved: 17 January 2011.
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrade, John M., U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publishing, 1979 ISBN 0-904597-22-9
- Bedford, Alan (July–August 1999). "Early American Carrier Jets: Evolving Jet Operations with the US Fleet, Part Two". Air Enthusiast (82): 18–23. ISSN 0143-5450.
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