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[17] [18] Like the British Aerospace Sea Harrier, the Harrier II used an elevated bubble canopy to provide a significantly improved all-round view. [19] A combination of the new design of the control system and the greater lateral stability of the aircraft made the Harrier II fundamentally easier to fly than the first generation Harrier GR1/GR3 ...
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley.It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.
The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval V/STOL jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft; it was a navalised development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. The first version entered service with the Royal Navy 's Fleet Air Arm in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS.1 , and was informally known as the Shar . [ 18 ]
Data from Hawker Aircraft since 1920 The Hawker P.1127 and Kestrel General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) Wingspan: 22 ft 11 in (6.99 m) Height: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) Empty weight: 9,800 lb (4,445 kg) Gross weight: 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) VTO Max takeoff weight: 17,000 lb (7,711 kg) STO Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Siddeley Pegasus 5 vectored-thrust turbofan engine, 15,000 lbf (67 ...
RTP-TV AeroSpace Show: Video of Harrier Hovering; AV-8B Plus product page at Boeing.com; AV-8B Harrier II fact sheet Archived 4 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine and AV-8B Harrier II history page at Navy.mil; AV-8B Harrier page at Globalsecurity.org; McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace AV-8B Harrier II Attack Fighter page on Aerospaceweb.org
The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval short take-off and vertical landing/vertical take-off and landing jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft. It is the second member of the Harrier family developed. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS1 and became informally known as the "Shar". [2]
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A variant of the AV-8B, the British Aerospace Harrier II, was developed for the British military, while another, the TAV-8B, is a dedicated two-seat trainer. The project that eventually led to the AV-8B's creation started in the early 1970s as a cooperative effort between the United States and United Kingdom, aimed at addressing the operational ...