North American FJ-3/3M Fury by Steve Ginter (2010, Trade Paperback)

Naval Fighters

098461141X

9780984611416

12038793271

North American Fj-3/3 m Fury

192 Pages

English

Military Science, Military / Aviation, United States / General

2010

Yes

Technology & Engineering, History

Steve Ginter

Trade Paperback

0.4 in

22.4 Oz

11 in

8.5 in

Trade

1 vol.

no. 88

The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based on the United States Air Force's F-86 Sabre, these aircraft featured folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to both increase angle of attack upon launch and to absorb the shock of hard landings on an aircraft carrier deck. Although sharing a U.S. Navy designation with its distant predecessor, the straight-winged FJ-1 Fury, the FJ-2/-3 were wholly different aircraft. The FJ-4 Fury was a complete structural redesign of the FJ-3., The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.