British Aerospace Sea Harrier
fighter aircraft series by BAE Systems
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Summary
British Aerospace Sea Harrier is an aircraft family[1].
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[2]
- Operator: Royal Navy[3], Indian Navy[4]
- Based on: Harrier 1st Generation[5]
- Manufacturer: Hawker Siddeley[6], British Aerospace[7]
- Developer: Hawker Siddeley[8]
- Subclass of: attack aircraft[9], carrier-capable airplane[10], Harrier[11], strike fighter[12]
- Powered by: Rolls-Royce Pegasus[13]
- Armament: ADEN[14], AIM-9 Sidewinder[15], AIM-120 AMRAAM[16], Matra R.550 Magic[17], ALARM[18], Martel[19], Sea Eagle[20], SNEB[21], unguided bomb[22], WE.177[23]
- First flight: August 20, 1978[24]
- Service entry: July 1979[25]
- Service retirement: March 6, 2016[26]
- Total produced: 111[27]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[28], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[29]
- Length: 14.2 m[30], 14.5 m[31]
- Height: 3.71 m[32]
- Wingspan: 7.60 m[33], 7.7 m[34]
- Vehicle range: 1000 km[35]
- Maximum operating altitude: 16,000 m[36]