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El Hawker Siddeley Harrier, coloquialmente llamado jump jet (en inglés: reactor saltador), es un avión de ataque a tierra y reconocimiento desarrollado en la década de 1960 que formó la primera generación de la serie Harrier.
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley. It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.
- 28 December 1967
- 1967–1970s
- 278
- Hawker Siddeley
Hawker Siddeley - BAe Harrier. The world's first operational V/STOL strike fighter. Great innovations has always been at the heart of the aviation industry and the story of VSTOL shows just what can be achieved by great men. The Harrier story contains 3 such great men...
- 1 pilot
- 25 ft 3 in / 7.70 m
- 25,200 lb / 11,430 kg (Take-off)
Existen cuatro versiones principales en la familia Harrier: los Hawker Siddeley Harrier (AV-8A Harrier) y BAE Sea Harrier de primera generación, y los AV-8B Harrier II y BAE Harrier II de segunda generación.
With its vertical and short take off capability, the Harrier did not need to use fixed runways but could launch from smaller areas like woodland clearings. This is the oldest surviving Harrier in existence. It was used for testing and never saw operational service. You can find out more about the Harrier here.
- 1 (pilot)
- GR.1
- 1966
- 746 mph (1,200 km/h)
Harrier, single-engine, “jump-jet” fighter-bomber designed to fly from combat areas and aircraft carriers and to support ground forces. It was made by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and first flew on Aug. 31, 1966, after a long period of development. (Hawker Siddeley became part of British Aerospace in.
25 de ago. de 2022 · Why the Harrier was so well loved | Interview with a Fighter Pilot. Standing beside IWM’s Harrier GR9, the second generation and last of the Harrier jump jets, Fighter Pilot Paul Tremelling tells us about the history of the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier, the world’s first fixed-wing vertical or short take-off and landing strike aircraft (VSTOL).
