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A Royal Air Force Harrier GR.3 aircraft parked on the flight line during Air Fete '84 at RAF Mildenhall. Harrier GR.3 Featured its sensors (such as a laser tracker in the lengthened nose and radar warning receiver on the fin and tail boom) and a further uprated (21,500 lbf (95.9 kN)) Pegasus 11 (Pegasus Mk 103).
Italy ordered 16 Harrier II Plus and two twin-seat TAV-8B aircraft, while Spain signed a contract for eight aircraft. [42] Production of the AV-8B Harrier II Plus was conducted, in addition to McDonnell Douglas' plant, at CASA's facility in Seville, Spain, and Alenia Aeronautica's facility in Turin, Italy. The UK also participated in the ...
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Named after the bird of prey, [1] it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s. The Harrier emerged as the only truly successful V/STOL ...
In the mid 1960s, the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants were ordered by the British government for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Harrier GR.1 made its first flight on 28 December 1967, and entered RAF service in April 1969. During the 1970s, the United States opted to procure the aircraft as the AV-8A; it was operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC).
Initial deliveries of the Harrier II were designated in service as Harrier GR5; subsequently upgraded airframes were redesignated accordingly as GR7 and GR9. Under the Joint Force Harrier organisation, both the RAF and RN operated the Harrier II under the RAF's Air Command, including deployments on board the navy's Invincible-class aircraft ...
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 ...
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes Combat aircraft; AV-8B Harrier II: United States: ground attack: AV-8B+ 14 [12]: V/STOL capable aircraft : F-35 Lightning II: United States
A Sea Harrier FRS.51 of INAS 300 awaiting launch clearance from INS Viraat in 2007 A section of four Sea Harrier FA.2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron India Indian Navy - Indian Naval Air Arm – Sea Harrier F.52 Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 'White Tigers' United Kingdom Fleet Air Arm – Sea Harrier FRS.1 and Sea Harrier F(A).2 800 Naval Air Squadron