North American FJ-2 Fury

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The North American FJ-2 Fury was a U.S. Navy carrier-capable jet fighter of the early Cold War era, derived from the Air Force’s F-86 Sabre and adapted for naval operations.

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FJ-1 Fury 1
FJ-3 Fury 1
North American FJ-2 Fury canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft
jet fighter
military aircraft
aircraftCategory single-seat fighter
airframeMaterial all-metal construction
armament 20 mm cannon
underwing bombs
underwing rockets
basedOn F-86E Sabre variant
configuration low-wing monoplane
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1
derivedFrom North American F-86 Sabre
designedFor carrier operations
engineType turbojet
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1951
foldingWings yes
introduced early 1950s
jetAge first-generation jet fighter
landingGear tricycle retractable landing gear
manufacturer North American Aviation
maximumSpeed approximately 1,050 km/h
approximately 650 mph
natoReportingName Fury
numberBuilt about 200
numberOfEngines 1
operatedBy United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
operatorType naval aviation
powerplant General Electric J47 turbojet
predecessor North American FJ-1 Fury
linked to: FJ-1 Fury
primaryRole fighter
recoveryMethod arrestor hook landing
retired 1960s
secondaryRole fighter-bomber
serviceCeiling over 12,000 m
over 40,000 ft
successor North American FJ-3 Fury
tailhook yes
takeoffMethod catapult-assisted takeoff
usedByBranch US Marine Corps land-based units
US Navy carrier air groups
usedInConflict Korean War era
wingType swept wing

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Electric J47 usedInAircraft North American FJ-2 Fury
FJ Fury series firstVariant FJ-1 Fury
linked to: North American FJ-2 Fury
FJ Fury series variant FJ-3 Fury
linked to: North American FJ-2 Fury
North American FJ-2 Fury successor North American FJ-3 Fury
linked to: North American FJ-2 Fury