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BAe JAST
Before the Harrier was created, the RAF had been looking for a supersonic VTOL aircraft. Over the subsequent 50 years, the P1154, P1205-11 and P1216 from the Hawker design office evolved as far as -
Jet Provost
The Jet Provost was the worlds first Ab Initio training aircraft to enter service. Many countries had researched into the idea of a single aircraft to take students from first flight to specific training, but -
Hawker P1185
After 5 years flying the AV-8A (and the improved C variant), the USMC wanted more out of their Harriers. The US Government initiated the AV-16 programme - so called because the aim was to -
EGHI Southampton
The site was first used as an airfield in 1910 where a local pilot built and flew his aircraft, the Moonbeam 2. In 1917 the site was acquired by the War Office initially as an -
Vickers Type 581
Barnes Wallis and been developing variable geometry wing technology in the background for Vickers since the mid 1940s. In the 1950s, Vickers undertook considerable development on VG wings and extensively wind-tunnel tested with NASA -
Supermarine Scimitar
During the development of the twin engined 508 series, the Admiralty published a formal requirement (N.113D) for a swept wing naval fighter capable of 720mph at sea level. Supermarine redesigned the 525 to meet -
BAC TSR2
The TSR2 needs little introduction. One of the most controversial project cancellations to date, the mystique around the plane owes as much to its beauty as well as technology and performance. X-Plane Development[].acf -
BAe P1205-11
After the withdrawal from the AV-16 programme, the RAF redefined AST.396 as AST.403. This requirement defined a range of battlefield duties with an increased emphasis on air-to-air. Despite the lack -
Vickers Type 799
Operational Requirement 330 (OR.330) started life as a 1954 requirement for a high altitude, high speed reconnaissance aircraft (R.156T). The mission would necessitate high altitude (70,000 ft) high speed (mach 2.5 -
Supermarine Type 559
Whilst the investigations into mach 2 flight were proceeding, attention turned to the development of a mach 2 interceptor aircraft that could replace the Lightning and Javelin. Requirement F.155 defined an aircraft that could -
Vickers Type 571
In 1952 Air Vice-Marshal Geoffrey Tuttle wrote ‘Frankly, I do not believe that we will get much operational value out of the Canberra from 1955 onwards...the aircraft is already out of date and -
Vickers Type 583
Enthusiasm for variable geometry continued and in 1962, the Admiralty released OR.356. This requirement specified a variable geometry research aircraft to be built in two sizes to eventually replace the de Havilland Vixen and -
Hawker P1127
The Harrier got off the ground through the P1127 programme in 1957. The airframe was the bare minimum needed to develop a workable VTOL demonstrator. The first batch of 6 P1127s had minor modifications as -
Vickers Valiant B2
The RAF Bomber Command Pathfinder Force (PFF) was established in 1942. Their objective was to lead night bombing attacks and mark targets for the main bomber force using flares and incendiaries. The squadrons in this -
Vickers Valiant B1
The Air Ministry’s exacting criteria for the Vicker’s contract were met. Vickers had developed a high altitude Wellington with a pressurized cabin during the 1940s, and Vickers had developed a lot of experience -
Supermarine Type 508
After WWII, the admiralty investigated the idea of undercarriage-less aircraft. They produced a landing deck made of layers of rubber at Farnborough and also refitted HMS Warrior with a ‘flexible deck’. The aim was -
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Vickers Type 660
Three months before the end of WW2 in Europe, the Air Ministry appointed Shorts Aircraft to undertake a feasibility study on high speed jet bombers. The conclusion was that an aircraft with a 5000 mile -
Hawker P1154RN
After developing their VTOL credentials in the P1127 Kestrel, Hawker got on with building a'real' VTOL military jet - the supersonic P1154. It was designed in response to NATO's requirement NBMR.3 and judged -
Hawker Sea Harrier FRS1
Seaborne Harriers saw the ultimate incarnations of the first generation Harrier. The Royal Navy had been holding out for supersonic jets and large carriers, but the UK government had different (smaller) ideas to focus the -
Supermarine Type 525
Before the 508 had made it’s first flight, the Admiralty were considering the greater power available from forthcoming jet engines. The speed of their future aircraft would not be limited by thrust, but by -
Supermarine Attacker
Supermarine developed the laminar flow wing to improve the high speed capability of the Spitfire towards the end of WWII. To make production easier, this aircraft, the Spiteful, utilised a slightly modified Spitfire fuselage. The -
Vickers Type 582
The search to design a replacement for the Bucaneer proceeded after the 581 proved a dead-end for the Navy. Conventional designs based on the 571/ TSR2 could not satisfy the long range and exacting -
BAe Harrier GR9
The RAF were severely lacking an air-to-air aircraft, so the focus was on AST.403 resulting in AST.409 being a dead end for new aircraft. With a significantly reduced budget, returned cap -
Hawker P1132
Designed in 1958, the P1132 was arguably the best Harrier designed. This was Hawker's first proposal to build on the P1127 Kestrel and the design solved all the weaknesses identified with the Kestrel's
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