The North American Fury fighter was a short, squat airplane looking much like a high-flying bomb. Extra fuel was stored in wingtip tanks. A special feature was the bending nose gear, so the fighter could kneel down on the crowded deck of an aircraft carrier. The Fury was the first jet fighter to complete an operational tour at sea. A total of 33 straight-wing Furies were built at first, but the next variants had swept wings. These later swept-wing versions filled the Navy's demand for an aircraft similar to the F-86.