Hawker Siddeley Harrier

Harrier GR.1 / GR.3 AV-8A/C/S Harrier
Španski AV-8S Matador leti nad letalonosilko Dedalo
Vloga	V/STOL lovski bombnik
Izvor	Združeno Kraljestvo
Proizvajalec/-ci	Hawker Siddeley
Krstni polet	Harrier: 28. december 1967
Predstavljen	1. april 1969
Status	Upokojen (2006)
Glavni uporabniki	RAF Ameriški marinci Španska mornarica Tajska mornarica
Izdelovan	1967–1970eta
Število izdelanih	278
Razvit iz	Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Kestrel
Izpeljanke	British Aerospace Sea Harrier McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II British Aerospace Harrier II

Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel

AV-8C Harrier

Hawker Siddeley Harrier je enomotorno reaktivno V/STOL lovsko letalo, ki so ga razvili v Britaniji v 1960ih. Bil je prvo operativno V/STOL letalo (veritkalen/kratek vzlet in pristanek) in edino uspešno, če ne štejemo Jakovljev Jak-38, obe letali sta si po izgledu in konfiguraciji precej podobni. Harrier se je uporabljal kot lovski bombnik in tudi kot lovec za letalske dvoboje. Harrier je lahko deloval z manjših letalonosilk, ki niso imela katapulta. Če je bil lahko naložen pa tudi s helipadov.

Rolls-Royce Pegasus

Lokacije štirih šob

Harrier je bil razvit na podlagi Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Kestrel. Poganjal ga je turbofan motor Rolls-Royce Pegasus, ki je imel štiri gibljive šobe za usmerjanje potiska. Kljub sorazmerno močnem motorju, je bil Harrier omejene na visoke podzovčne hitrosti.

Pozneje so originalnega Harrierja modernizirali v AV-8B Harrier II in British Aerospace Harrier II.

Specifikacije (Harrier GR.3)

Podatki iz Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89

Splošne karakteristike

• Posadka: 1
• Dolžina: 46 ft 10 in (14,27 m)
• Razpon kril: 25 ft 3 in (7,70 m)
• Višina: 11 ft 11 in (3,63 m)
• Površina kril: 201,1 ft² (18,68 m²)
• Teža praznega letala: 13535 lb (6140 kg)
• Maks. vzletna teža: 25200 lb (11430 kg)
• Pogon letala: 1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus 103 turbofan s štirimi gibljivimi šobami, 21500 lbf (95,6 kN)

Zmogljivost

• Maks. hitrost: 730 mph (635 vozlov, 1176 km/h) na nivoju morja
• Bojni radij: 230 mi (200 nmi, 370 km) v načinu nizko-nizko-nizjo (lo-lo-lo) s 4400 lb (2000 kg) tovora
• Največji doseg: 2129 mi (1850 nmi, 3425 km)
• Višina leta: 51200 ft (15600 m)
  
• Čas do 40000 ft (12200 m): 2 min 23 s

Oborožitev

• Strelno orožje: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN top

Glej tudi

• Rockwell XFV-12
• Jakovljev Jak-38
• Jakovljev Jak-141
• Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
• V/STOL

Viri

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• Gunston, W. T. "Pegasus updating prospects". Flight International, 22 January 1977, pp. 189–191.
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• Vann, Frank. Harrier Jump Jet. New York, USA: Bdd Promotional Book Co, 1990. ISBN 0-7924-5140-6.
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• Gunston, Bill; Spick, Mike (1983). Modern air combat : the aircraft, tactics and weapons employed in aerial warfare today. New York: Crescent Books. COBISS 11002426. ISBN 0-517-41265-9.

Zunanje povezave

• Harrier history website
• Harrier page on globalsecurity.org
• Harriers lost in the Falklands
• Harrier GR.3 in Beijing Aviation Museum, China Arhivirano 2019-06-12 na Wayback Machine.
• "Harrier - World's First Fixed-wing V/STOL Weapons System" a 1967 article in Flight
• "Harriers for the United States?" 1969 Flight article on the USMC case for the Harrier
• "V for Two" a 1972 Flight article on the two-seat Harrier T.2
• "In the Air - Harrier" a 1973 Flight article on flying the Harrier