FJ-4B Fury vs F86 F Sabre
As opose to other Sabre types the Fury FJ-4 is a totaly new plane and not just an upgrade. The FJ-4 is sligtly shorter and has a deeper fuselage with 50% more fuel. The wings are thiner , a dorsal spine was added and the pilot compartment was raised to give a better view for the pilot during carrier operations. The air intake is bigger becaue of the J65 thrust of 7700 lb instead of the 6200 lb of the J47 . Only 370 were built and they served in the MARINES as well. The range was almost dubled and the so the load capacity of some 4500lb.
The shape of the wings and the tail shape and horizontal stabiliezers was changed. The tail was enlarged and is higher to give better stability at high mach numbers - limit mach number in a dive was around mach 1.15.
The B was an improved attack version that could carry 4 of the useless bullpap missile.
Again when Vietnam war started the type was phased out of service and missed the war .
Yair
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