Designed from outset as strike fighter with full VTOL capability, Hawker P.1127 is powered by Bristol Siddeley Pegasus lift-thrust engine; outstanding feature of craft is that it can be flown from zero to zero in all directions and in all conditions without any difficulty; to date, 43 1/2 hr of flying time were accomplished with first 2 prototypes; details of vertical takeoffs made, tethered hovering and untethered hovering flights.
Progress with P.1127
Aeroplane Astronautics
Aeroplane and Astronautics ; 102 , n 2626
1962
Article (Journal)
English
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