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Hawker Siddeley Harrier / Sea Harrier

 

 

Sea Harrier FRS.1

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Harrier GR.1 VSTOL fighter-bomber 12/1967 - 1969 118 (RAF) 1990s Rolls-Royce Pegasus 101 (8620 kgf), 2270 kg of combat load (3630 kg overloaded) on 1 hull and 4 wing points (3 454-kg bombs, 38 68-mm rockets or 2 guided bombs or 2 bomb containers), 2 x 30 Aden guns
Harrier GR.1A 1969 - 1970 Pegasus 102 (9071 kgf)
Harrier GR.3 1970 - 1971 Pegasus 103 (9755 kgf), laser rangefinder
Sea Harrier FRS.1 6/1979 - 8/1984 57 --- Pegasus 104 (9643 kgf), 3630 kg of combat loading on 3 hull and 4 wing points (2 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, 4 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets), 2 x 30 Aden guns, Blue Fox radar
Sea Harrier FRS.2 (5/1994 - F/A.2) 9/1988 - 18+35 rebuilt from Sea Harrier FRS.1 --- Pegasus 106 (9750 kgf), 3630 kg of combat loading on 3 hull and 4 wing points (4 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 AMRAAM and 4 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, 4 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, bombs and rockets), 2 additional rocket launchers, Blue Vixen radar
Harrier GR.5 7/1987 - 4/1991 43 (RAF) 1993 Pegasus 105 (9738 kgf), 2 x 25 Aden guns, 6008 kg of combat load on 1 hull and 8 wing points (2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 16 245-kg bombs or 4 - 6 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 2 - 4 R.550 or Maverick air-to-surface missiles or 8 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 10 Paveway guided bombs or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 180 68-mm rockets)
Harrier GR.5A 4/1991 - 3/1993 19 (RAF) 1993 minor alterations
Harrier GR.7 3/1993 - 1993 34+62 rebuilt from Harrier GR.5 and Harrier GR.5A (RAF) --- AN/APG-65 radar, can carry AMRAAM and Sparrow air-to-air missiles and Sea Eagle and Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Harrier GR.7A 2004 - 2005 30 rebuilt from Harrier GR.7 --- Pegasus 107 engine
Harrier GR.9 2006 - 68 rebuilt from GR.7 and GR.7A ---  
Harrier GR.9A 2006 - ---  

 

Modification Harrier GR.3 Sea Harrier F/A.2

Harrier GR.7

Wing span, m

 7.70 7.70

9.25

Length, m

 13.87 14.17

14.36

Height, m

 3.43 3.61 3.55

Wings area, m2

 18.68 18.68 21.37

Empty mass, kg

 6168 6616

7050

Full flying-off mass, kg

 11430 11880

14060
Engine Rolls-Royce Pegasus 103 Rolls-Royce Pegasus 106 Rolls-Royce Pegasus 105
Force, kgf 9755 9750 9738
Maximal speed, km/h 1168 1200 1065
Cruise speed, km/h      
Flying range, km 3560 3330 3641
Vertical speed, m/s 180 180 180
Maximal altitude, m 15240 15300 13730
Complement 1 1 1
Armament 2270 kg of combat load (3630 kg superloaded) on 1 hull and 4 wing points (3 454-kg bombs, 38 68-mm rockets or 2 guided bombs or 2 bomb containers), 2 x 30 Aden guns 3630 kg of combat loading on 3 hull and 4 wing points (4 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 AMRAAM and 4 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles, 4 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, bombs and rockets or 2 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, bombs and rockets), 2 additional rocket launchers 2 x 25 Aden guns, 6008 kg of combat load on 1 hull and 8 wing points (2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, 16 245-kg bombs or 4 - 6 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 2 - 4 R.550 or Maverick air-to-surface missiles or 8 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 10 Paveway guided bombs or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 180 68-mm rockets or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 4 Harpoon anti-ship missiles or 2 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and 4 Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles or 2 Sidewinder and 4 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles)

Sea Harrier FRS.1

Harrier GR.3

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2007