Since its inception in 1957, the P.1127/Harrier family of aircraft has been produced in a diverse range of variants, from the original ground attack fighter to the naval Sea Harrier and on to the trans-Atlantic Harrier II series. These developments testify to the adaptability of the basic design, but behind the scenes a large number of other versions were projected over the years.This paper will look at those variants that were studied by the original designers of the Harrier family in Hawker Aircraft/Hawker Siddeley/British Aerospace. It will also touch upon variants that were jointly studied within the US/UK partnership with McDonnell Douglas/Boeing that produced the Harrier II, but a later paper on US aircraft will cover those versions that were predominantly US designed.This paper is the tenth in a series looking at the world’s Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) concepts in the Twentieth Century; it continues from ‘Beyond the Harrier - Kingston V/STOL Projects 1957–1988’ SAE Paper 2003-01-3050, September 2003, which describes a number of related projects that were based in part on the Harrier but were carried out under project numbers or names other than the P.1127/Kestrel/Harrier family and the P.1174 two-seat Harrier.
Improving the Harrier: Projected Developments of the Pioneering V/Stol Combat Aircraft 1957–1990
Sae Technical Papers
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition ; 2005
03.10.2005
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Improving the Harrier: Projected Developments of the Pioneering V/Stol Combat Aircraft 1957-1990
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