Nalls Aviation - Home of the Sea Harrier

Home of the Sea Harrier

Last updated on 8/1/2008

VIDEOS

Air-to-Air

Hover Emergency Landing

Takeoff

Photo Albums

Acquiring the SHAR

Prep for First Flight

Historical

The Road to Recovery

Audio

AVweb's Interview w/ Art Nalls

Articles

Howling Soon at an Airshow Near You

Flying Back in Time, In His Own Warplane

‘Jump jet’ gets drafted for civilian flying duty

Private Sea Harrier Flies

Two Weeks Till Takeoff

Dimensions

Wing Span: 25.26 ft. / 7.70 M
Length: 47.57 ft. / 14.50 M
Height: 12.17 ft. / 3.71 M
Wing Area: 201.29 Sq ft. / 18.70 Sq M
Aspect Ratio: ---
Weight Empty: 13,885 lb. / 6,298 Kg
Weight Takeoff: ---
Max. Takeoff Weight: 26,202 lb. / 11,885 Kg
Power & Performance

Powerplant(s): 1x Rolls-Royce Pegasus Mk.106 vectored thrust turbofan
Max Thrust: 21,500 lb.
Military Thrust: ---
Internal Fuel: ---
Fuel Fraction: ---

Max. Thrust Loading: 0.82
Combat Thrust/Weight Loading: ---

Maximum Wing Loading: 130.17 lb. per Sq. ft.; 635.56 Kg / Sq. M
Combat Weight Wing Loading: ---

VMax High Altitude / VMax Low Altitude: -- / --
Max Speed: 635 knots, 730.25 mph, 1176.02 km/h
Operational Ceiling: 45,000 ft. / 13,716 M
Armament

2 x 30mm cannon, 2268 kg (5000 lbs.) external ordinance
Users

India, UK

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Sea Harrier (SHAR)  FRS.1   serial number XZ439

Hawker-Siddeley Build number 912002

First Flight MAR 30, 1979

Delivered to the Royal Navy MAY 10, 1979
Spent large amount of time based at Dunsfold as Avionics development test platform

First to take off using SKI JUMP at sea  OCT 30, 1980

FRS.1 to FRS.2 Midlife upgrade trails aircraft SEP 19, 1988

First Flight as FRS.2  MAR 08, 1989

Blue Vixen Radar Modification  MAY 24, 1990

First to fire AMRAAM (AIM 120)  MAR 29, 1993  at Eglin AFB FL USA

Designator change from FRS.2 to FA.2  MAY 1994

Retired from Royal Navy  DEC  11, 2004

Shipped to USA DEC 02, 2006

US FAA registration N94422 issued  2006

Flown as Civilian Aircraft   November 10, 2007 at 13:57 local from St. Mary’s County Airport (2W6).

FRS = Fighter/Reconnaissance/Strike
FA = Fighter/Attack

All information taken from various sources considered to be reliable.

Source: Air-Attack.com