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Harrier GR.3, Royal Air Force
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Scale 1:28 Length 19.5" Wingspan 10.7"
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The Harrier was the world's first Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft to enter military service. The prototype P1127 first "flew" a few inches off the ground in 1960. This was followed by nine aircraft called Kestrel which were tested jointly by the British, German and American militaries in 1964. Built by Hawker Siddeley and using Rolls Royce Pegasus engines, the Harrier entered service with the RAF in 1969. About the same time the US Marines acquired six Kestrels, designating them AV-8. Thereafter, McDonnell Douglas (licensed by Hawker Siddley) built the Harrier (now designated AV-8A) in the United States and Pratt&Whitney supplied the Pegasus engines under separate license from Rolls Royce. There was interest in improving the AV-8A but the British government opted out of the co-operative agreement in 1975 and left development of the Harrier up to the United States. This resulted in the AV-8B Harrier II which was a completely changed aircraft. Finally, the United States began exporting the
successful AV-8B to Spain under the designation of AV-8S.
Meanwhile Hawker Siddeley build the Harrier GR.3 for the Royal
Air Force and the smaller Sea Harrier for the Royal Navy. The
model featured is a Harrier GR.3 built in Britain and currently active
with RAF Squadron Number 4 based in Germany. The latest variant, built by BAE SYSTEMS and Boeing is the Harrier II Plus which entered service in September 1993. It is radar equipped to serve as a multi-role fighter/ground attack aircraft capable of all weather, day and night operations. Crew:
Pilot only
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