Hawker Siddeley Harrier Aircraft

Harrier G.R.1, RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Kingston

First Flight:

31 August 1966

Harrier G.R.1:

84 - Hawker Siddeley

Harrier T.2:

16 - Hawker Siddeley

Harrier GR.3:

40 - Hawker Siddeley

Harrier T.4:

15 - Hawker Siddeley

Harrier GR.5:

62 - British Aerospace

Harrier GR.7:

34 - British Aerospace

Harrier T.10:

13 - British Aerospace

Harrier T.52:

1 - Hawker Siddeley

Harrier T.60:

4 - British Aerospace

AV-8A:

102 - Hawker Siddeley

TAV-8A:

8 - Hawker Siddeley

AV-8S:

11 - Hawker Siddeley

TAV-8S:

2 - Hawker Siddeley

AV-8B:

281 - McDonnell Douglas

TAV-8B:

25 - McDonnell Douglas

EAV-8B:

20 - McDonnell Douglas

Type Specification

Applies to:

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3

Type:

Tactical ground support aircraft

Wing:

Cantilever, shoulder mounted wing. Wing is swept with anhedral. All metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal semi monocoque fuselage

Tail Unit:

Tailplane on top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Nose wheel retacts forward into fuselage. Main unit with twin wheels retracts rearwards into fuselage. Outriggers at wing tips retract rearwards

Power Plant:

One 21,500 lb Bristol Siddeley Pegasus 103 vectored thrust turbofan engine in the fuselage

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Armament:

Twin 30 mm Aden guns under fuselage with five pylons carrying a 5,000 lb mix of weapons

Span:

25 ft 3 in

Length:

46 ft 10 in

Height:

11 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

201 sq ft

Empty:

13,306 lb

Loaded:

25,000+ lb

Max Speed:

730 mph at sea level

Initial Climb:

2 min 23 sec to 40,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

51,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Harrier GR.1:

XV277 - Museum of Flight, East Fortune - Display XV798 - Bristol Aero Collection, Kemble - Display

Harrier GR.3:

XV748 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Display XV751 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display XZ133 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford - Display XZ964 - Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham - Display XZ968 - Muckleburgh Collection - Display XZ997 - RAF Museum, Hendon - Display

Harrier T.52:

G-VTOL - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Display

AV-8A:

159233 - Imperial War Museum North, Manchester - Display

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