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Post by James G on Nov 22, 2020 9:31:56 GMT
Cancelled in 1965 by the then British Government, there was an RAF & Fleet Air Arm requirement for a very different Harrier: the P.1154 to be built by Hawker Siddeley was to be given that name. It was a V/STOL fighter but with supersonic capabilities.  |
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Post by lordroel on Nov 22, 2020 9:34:38 GMT
Cancelled in 1965 by the then British Government, there was an RAF & Fleet Air Arm requirement for a very different Harrier: the P.1154 to be built by Hawker Siddeley was to be given that name. It was a V/STOL fighter but with supersonic capabilities. View AttachmentWould it look like this James G .  |
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Post by James G on Nov 22, 2020 9:39:10 GMT
Cancelled in 1965 by the then British Government, there was an RAF & Fleet Air Arm requirement for a very different Harrier: the P.1154 to be built by Hawker Siddeley was to be given that name. It was a V/STOL fighter but with supersonic capabilities. View AttachmentWould it look like this James G . I think so. What became the OTL Harrier was back then the Kestrel. |
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Post by lordroel on Nov 22, 2020 9:41:07 GMT
I think so. What became the OTL Harrier was back then the Kestrel. It looks a lot sleeker than the Harrier we ended up with, but I think that makes sense for a aircraft that has supersonic capability. |
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Post by 575 on Feb 28, 2021 12:58:39 GMT
Might have been to the liking of the Bundesluftwaffe as I recall they wanted it supersonic to stay in.
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Post by lordroel on Feb 28, 2021 13:09:57 GMT
Might have been to the liking of the Bundesluftwaffe as I recall they wanted it supersonic to stay in. Would look cool, but i could only found the OTL Harrier.  |
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Post by simon darkshade on Mar 1, 2021 1:16:24 GMT
One of several contentious cancellations of the mid 1960s.
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Post by 575 on Mar 1, 2021 8:24:45 GMT
Might have been to the liking of the Bundesluftwaffe as I recall they wanted it supersonic to stay in. Would look cool, but i could only found the OTL Harrier. Absolutely but when Kestrel and P.1154 were cancelled 1965 FRG withdrew trying their own designs for a supersonic V/STOL as the British forged on with Kestrel now Harrier. |
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