Fury

Hey Richard-
Just did a quick search and came up with this:

http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/manatee/272/fury.html

Do a Google search for "Aircraft 3 views". I quickly looked at one other site ("Bob's", or something like that) but they wanted a price for the download. you may find some other free ones though.

HTH

stinger

Richard,
The FJ-4 is covered in a simple set of drawings in the Detail and Scale #68.
This also has a lot of detail photos. it should be readily available from any good hobby shop or on-line through the likes of Great Models.
More information is available in the Squadron Signal In Action series #103
which should also be easy to find. The British publication, Scale Aircraft Modelling has three views of the -4B Vol.2 #12 and the -3 Vol. 2 #7. These last two are collectors' items and not easily found. Good luck.

stinger,

I found just what I needed - thanks a bunch.

snakedriver,

I will probably get the In Action book - Thanks.

Richard

The best 3 views I've seen on the FJ-4 are derived from the excellent North American drawings. However, they tend to copy two errors - the nose wheel door should have a cutout in the left forward corner and the horizontal stabilizer span should be 157".

The best reference for the FJ-4/4B is Steve Ginter's Naval Fighters number 25.

Richard-
Just curious as to what and where you found it. I'm always looking for good 3 views of different A/C myself.
Glad you found what you needed.

stinger

stinger,

I found it in otto von bramms website doing a google search for three view aircraft. Let me know if you have a problem and I will try to get more information for you.

Thanks for your help.

Richard

Richard -

Cool! I'll have to check out that site, and thanks for the offer.

Is that sig pic with the Regulus and the chase plane doctored, or real?

stinger

I have never seen this plane...who makes it, and when was it made?

stinger,

The shot of the Regulus and the FJ Fury chase plane is real. It is a picture taken in August of 1956 during an openhouse at NAS Chincoteague, Virginia, The initial pass was at 200 feet. The pilot requested going around and coming by at a lower altitude which was granted. The second pass was at 35 feet. Awesome wasn't it?

TAG_LK,

The missile is the Regulus One Surface to Surface missile that had nuclear capabilities and was one of the first cruise missiles which was made by Chance Vought Aircraft. The particular missile in the photo was a fleet training missile which had landing gear and was recoverable.

Richard

So I gather that the Regulus was remotely controlled. That Fury driver has some big brass ones to fly that close to a craft flown by someone on the ground, and so close to the ground at that! Was it ever set up to be controlled by the chase pilot? I would imagine that it would be quite a handful to fly both (or maybe that's a stupid question). But with that in mind, weren't some German Mistel setups flown and operated by a single pilot? I'm thinking of the Bf109/Ju88 combo here.

I can see the difference in markings between the Regulus in your pic and the one at the Intrepid museum. Just as you described to me back then.
Are those drop tanks on the Fury? They look rather small.

Still, an awesome pic. Knowing that you were witness to several launchings, do you have any personal pics that you could post?

stinger