North American FJ-1 Fury

FJ-1 Fury
US Navy FJ-1 Fury
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer North American Aviation
First flight 27 November 1946
Introduction March 1948
Retired 1953
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, 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. 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.

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