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Airfix is a British brand and former manufacturing company which produced injection-moulded plastic scale model kits. In the UK, the name 'Airfix' has become practically synonymous with plastic models of this type, "they became a sort of generic name for any plastic, injection-moulded model kit".
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 Harrier GR.9 is an avionics and weapons upgrade of the standard GR.7. [1] GR.9A The Harrier GR.9A is an avionics and weapons upgrade of the uprated engined GR.7As. All GR.9s are capable of accepting the Mk 107 Pegasus engine to become GR.9As. [1] T.10 The Harrier T.10 is the original two seat training variant of the
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 ...
Harrier GR.7A ZD469 on the gate at RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England [99] Harrier GR.9 ZG477 on display at the Royal Air Force Museum London, Hendon, England [103] Harrier GR.7 ZG509 on display near Petersfield, Hampshire, England [104] United States. Harrier GR.5 ZD353 on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona [105]
Harrier GR1 XV799 Flew into hill near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland after loss of control; Group Captain Jeremy Thorndike Hall did not eject and was killed. [8] [25] 27 March 1973 VMA-513: AV-8A Harrier 158388 Crashed after bird strike at MCAS Beaufort; Major R. E. O'Dare ejected safely. [26] 10 April 1973 Hawker Siddeley: Harrier GR1 XV276
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3: XZ133 Royal Air Force, coded 10: Miles Magister I: G-AFBS In wartime Royal Air Force colour scheme but with civil registration. Panavia Tornado GR.1: ZA465 Royal Air Force – No. 12 Squadron, coded FF: Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8: F3556 Royal Air Force/Royal Flying Corps SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A: XX108 Royal Air Force
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1/GR.3 and the AV-8A Harrier were the first generation of the Harrier series, the first operational close-support and reconnaissance attack aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities. These were developed directly from the Hawker P.1127 prototype and the Kestrel evaluation aircraft.