Hawker Siddeley Harrier

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier known colloquially as the Harrier Jump Jet was developed in the 1960s and formed the first generation of the Harrier series of aircraft. It was the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical-short takeoff and landing (V-STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V-STOL design of the many that arose in that era.

Die Hawker Siddeley Harrier ist ein einstrahliges senkrechtstartendes Kampfflugzeug aus britischer Produktion. Benannt wurde die Maschine nach der Greifvogelgattung Weihen (engl.: harrier) und ihrem Entwickler Hawker Siddeley.1
British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the Harrier II is the final member of the Harrier family that started with the Hawker...2

Made by Hawker Siddeley.

It is the successor of the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 .

It was developed from the earlier Hawker Siddeley Harrier and is very closely related to the US built AV-8B Harrier II.3
The Royal Air Force's Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR1s had entered service in April 1969. In 1975 the Royal Navy ordered 34 Sea Harrier FRS.4
More Users
Royal Thai Navy
Spanish Navy
United States Marine Corps
Height Main
363.22
Align
right
Developed Into
British Aerospace Harrier II
British Aerospace Sea Harrier
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Predecessor
Hawker Siddeley P.1127
Quote
In my mind the AV-8A Harrier was like the helicopter in Korea. It had limited capability
but that's how the first-generation automobile
boat
or other major systems evolved... it brought us into the world of flexible basing and the Marine Corps into the concept of vertical development
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Engine(jet)
Rolls-Royce Pegasus 103
Length Alt
14.27 m
Ferry Range Alt
1850
Thrust Main
21500
Jet Or Prop
jet
More Performance
143.0
Combat Radius Main
230 mi
Height Alt
3.63 m
Combat Radius More
lo-lo-lo with 4
400 lb payload
Endurance
5400.0
Introduced
1
Max Speed Main
730 mph
See Also
Harrier family
Developed From
Hawker Siddeley P.1127
Hardpoints
4
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11430.0
Ceiling Main
51200.0
Number Built
278
Crew
One
Max Speed More
at sea level
Combat Radius Alt
200
Max Takeoff Weight Main
25200.0
Thrust Alt
95.6
Area Main
201.1
Hardpoint Bombs
A variety of unguided iron bombs
BL755 cluster bombs or laser guided bombs**Others:***1× Reconnaissance pod***2× drop tanks for extended range-loitering time
Span Alt
7.70 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Hawker Siddeley
Status
Active service with Royal Thai Navy
Source
Major General Joe Anderson.
First Flight
28
Number Of Jets
1
Production End Year
1970
Origin
United Kingdom
Hardpoint Rockets
4080.0
National Origin
United Kingdom
Span Main
769.62
Production Start Year
1967
Type of jet
turbofan with four swivelling nozzles
Guns
1800.0
Empty Weight Alt
6140.0
Thrust More
Four vertical flight puffer jets use engine bleed air
mounted in the nose
wingtips
and tail.
Length Main
1427.48
Area Alt
18.68 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Rockwell XFV-12* VFW VAK 191B* Yakovlev Yak-38
Max Speed Alt
635
Related
* McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II* British Aerospace Harrier II
Empty Weight Main
13535.0
Ceiling Alt
15
600 m
Hardpoint Missiles
2
Ferry Range Main
2
129 mi
Produced
1970.0
Width
25
Hardpoint Capacity
5000.0
Category
British fighter aircraft 1960-1969
Falklands War aircraft
Hawker Siddeley aircraft
VTOL aircraft

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