Saturday 24 December 2011

Harrier Jump Jet

Harrier Jump Jet
Harrier informally referred to as the Jump Jet.Famously known as 
the Jump Jet for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) 
capabilities, the British-designed Harrier is one of the most 
celebrated multi-role combat aircraft of the modern era.
 

 Specifications / General characteristics


    Crew: 1 pilot
    Length: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
    Wingspan: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
    Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.55 m)
    Wing area: 243.4 ft² (22.61 m²)
    Airfoil: supercritical airfoil
    Empty weight: 13,968 lb (6,340 kg)
    Loaded weight: 22,950 lb (10,410 kg)
    Max takeoff weight:
        Rolling: 31,000 lb (14,100 kg)
        Vertical: 20,755 lb (9,415 kg)
    Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan, 23,500 lbf (105 kN)


Performance


    Maximum speed: Mach 0.89 (662 mph, 1,070 km/h) at sea level
    Range: 1,200 nm (1,400 mi, 2,200 km)
    Combat radius: 300 nmi (556 km)
    Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (3,300 km)
    Rate of climb: 14,700 ft/min (4,485 m/min)
    Wing loading: 94.29 lb/ft² (460.4 kg/m²)


Armament


    Guns: 1× General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled gatling cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod with 300 rounds of ammunition respectively in the right pod in the American/Spanish/Italian versions
    Hardpoints: 6× under-wing pylon stations holding up to 13,200 lb (5,988 kg) of payload:
    Rockets:
        4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets)
Missiles:


    Air-to-air missiles:
        4× AIM-9 Sidewinder or similar-sized infrared-guided missiles
        6× AIM-120 AMRAAM (mounted on radar equipped AV-8B Plus variants)
    Air-to-surface missiles:
        6× AGM-65 Maverick; or
        2× AGM-84 Harpoon; or
        2× AGM-88 HARM; or


Bombs:


    CBU-100 Cluster Bombs (CBUs)
    Mark 80 series of unguided bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs)
    Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs (LGBs)
    Mark 77 napalm canisters


Others:


    up to 4× 300/330/370 US Gallon drop tanks (pylon stations No. 2, 3, 4 & 5 are wet plumbed) for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time







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