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Veteran Fighters

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When I saw this HarrierAV-8A from the front I couldn't help thinking it looked like the hawk I had seen the day before at the Ecomuseum in Montreal. The notion was reinforced by the fact that I knew that a version of the Harrier was named Kestrel. So I have paired these two photos of two old veteran fighters, each in its own museum. The Harrier Jump Jet, often referred to as just "Harrier" or "the Jump Jet", is a British designed military jet aircraft capable of Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) via thrust vectoring. The Harrier family is the only truly successful design of this type from the many that arose in the 1960s. The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is the first generation version and is also known as the AV-8A Harrier. There are four main versions of the Harrier family: Hawker Siddeley Harrier, British Aerospace Sea Harrier, Boeing/BAE Systems AV-8B Harrier II, and BAE Systems/Boeing Harrier II. The Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered its first production Harriers in 1966 and deliveries to a combat squadron began in 1969. The United States Marine Corps, with its need for close air support in areas often without airfields, has been an enthusiastic user since 1971.The first major combat experience for the Harrier in British service was during the Falklands War where both the BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1 and Harrier GR.3 were used. The RAF Harriers would not see further combat, as the Hawker Siddeley airframes were replaced by the larger Harrier II developed jointly by McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace. The Harrier family's special characteristics have led to them being featured in a number of films and flight simulator programs. The jet appears in the James Bond movie The Living Daylights, in the science fiction film Battlefield Earth, and in the film True Lies, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger flies an AV-8B. AV-8A 158966 is on display at the Canada Aviation Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Period: 1970-1979 Uses: Fighter-Bomber First Flight: August 31, 1966. Loan from the U.S. Marine Corps. The Museum AV-8A, broadly equivalent to the RAFs Harrier GR 3, entered Marine Corps service in 1973. Over the years, it served three attack squadrons VMA-231, 513 and 542, in Okinawa, Japan and the United States. VMA-231 insignia, the Ace of Spades, is visible below the cockpit. Specifications Wing Span: 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in) Length: 13.9 m (45 ft 6.6 in) Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in) Weight, Empty: 5,533 kg (12,200 lb) Weight, Gross: 11,429 kg (25,200 lb) Cruising Speed:Unknown Max Speed:1,190 km/h (740 mph) Rate of Climb:6,860 m (22,500 ft) /min Service Ceiling:15,600 m (51,200 ft) Range: 3,760 km (2,340 mi) Power Plant:One 9,750 kg (21,500 lb) static thrust Rolls-Royce F402-RR-401(Pegasus 103) vectored-thrust turbofan engine. Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (34)


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mgtcs

8:57PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Excellent capture, loved it!

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bmac62

9:02PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Great coverage on both of these "birds". The head on view is SO very similar. Well done Sandra.

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MOSKETON

9:21PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

EXCELENTE MEZCLA, FELICIDADES.

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pops

9:30PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

I love the comparison-you have quite the eye

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magnus073

9:32PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Nice images and comparison here Sandra

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danapommet

9:55PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Awesome eye on this one Sandra. Both fantastic birds. Excellent narrative also. Dana

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junge1

10:08PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Great picture and excellent technical information. You have done your research!

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Amosicho

11:10PM | Sun, 28 June 2009

Excellent work!

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claude19

12:48AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Good eyes !!! Great comparaison...in SF, the designers make very very often birds or other aniomals as models for their spaceships !!! EXCELLENT details on this bombarder !!!

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BessieB

12:56AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Excellent Sandra, I have seen a Harrier close up far more than a kestrel which is very bizarre. Both wonderful "birds". Interesting narrative too , thanks

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brycek

1:19AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Wonderful images!!

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lyron

1:34AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Wonderful images. Great shots!!

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flora-crassella

1:45AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

wonderful and interesting photos!!!!

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Artists4U

2:47AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Great Comparison.. Excellent work

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jeroni

3:34AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Beautiful composition. excellent work

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petercp

9:43AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Very nice presentation indeed! good comparison also.

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virginiese

10:07AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

well seen ! The similarity is clear :-) But I prefer the nature and I like the hawk :-) Both shots are perfect !

M2A

10:12AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Bonne idée et "confrontation".

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Darkwish

11:20AM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Nice, very nice

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Richardphotos

12:21PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

I seen a Harrier on it's maiden voyage in the US at an airshow and I was in awe.they do look alike

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durleybeachbum

12:59PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Divergent thinking!

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Osper

1:20PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Yep, it works just fine!

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carlx

1:33PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Very cool idea and image!!!

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FS

1:45PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Excellent capture!

MC-Jay-One

2:19PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Great idea and work !

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Miska7

6:49PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Very nice images and information!

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Minda

8:02PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

great image and excellent info sandra!!

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Radar_rad-dude

9:58PM | Mon, 29 June 2009

Excellent observations on your part! The Harrier dose resemble the hawk in many ways! Excellent photos and descriptive! Thank you very much for sharing! From a most appreciative admirer. 5+++++

lucindawind

6:58AM | Tue, 30 June 2009

oh too cool ! they are very similiar

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Cosme..D..Churruca

7:12AM | Tue, 30 June 2009

like a lot!

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