The design's early requirements sought a fast, agile single-seat fighter-bomber to succeed the Typhoon and Tempest. F.6/42 began with an advanced Tempest concept, while F.2/43 refined the single-seat fighter requirement. N.7/43 brought the Fleet Air Arm's needs into the same design lineage, and F.19/43 was considered during the sequence. The RAF Fury ultimately disappeared while the naval version continued into production. Reading the specifications in order reveals both the intended roles and the institutional negotiation that shaped the Sea Fury.
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From Tempest successor to Fleet Air Arm fighter
A sequence of wartime specifications shows the design evolving from a light RAF Tempest successor into the naval Sea Fury that reached production.