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Harrier GR.1 landing at St Pancras from Royal Air Force Museum The Royal Air Force decided to use the unique vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier . [ 12 ] The decision to use the Harrier was made at the beginning of 1969 whilst the aircraft was still undergoing testing at Boscombe Down ; the aircraft ...
In the 1980s, Airfix Industries group was under financial pressure, there were losses in Airfix's other toy businesses and attempts to reduce costs were met with industrial action. The pound strengthened from US$1.56 to US$2.35 in a matter of months, destroying export markets, because customers were unwilling to accept a 50% price increase for ...
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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).
Harrier GR1 XV796 Crashed after engine flameout at Ouston. Flight Lieutenant Neil Wharton ejected safely. [8] [13] 23 April 1971 No. 20 Squadron RAF: Harrier GR1 XV798 Written off after heavy landing at RAF Wildenrath, West Germany; pilot ejected safely. [8] [14] 18 June 1971 VMA-513: AV-8A Harrier 158386
RAF Harrier GR9 in flight, 2010. The Harrier II is an extensively modified version of the first generation Harrier GR1/GR3 series. The original aluminium alloy fuselage was replaced with one made extensively of composites, providing significant weight reduction and increased payload or range.
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.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). [7] [8] A total of 40 new built, with last delivered in December 1986, [9] and about 62 converted from GR.1/GR.1As. [10] AV-8A Harrier