Best Fighter

[plan_D]

If they were stupid then, why copy them? I know I've seen the German designs, GrG put some pictures up on the experimental planes thread. The Harrier is a very good example of British engineering.

 

[cheddar cheese]

our harrier is top quality, i still aint posted a pic of it

 

[cheddar cheese]

our harrier is top quality, i still aint posted a pic of it

 

[cheddar cheese]

our harrier is top quality, i still aint posted a pic of it

 

[plan_D]

Why post a pic, everyone knows what it looks like. Then again if you get a good pic, by all means post it.

 

[cheddar cheese]

ok, i will sorry for the triple btw but our harrier is no ordinary harrier

 

[plan_D]

How did you manage to get the triple? How is our Harrier special, the American AV-8B (Which Carter tried to cancel) was superior to the original GR.3 Harriers, but the newest GR.7 Sea Harrier are the most advanced Harrier in the world.

 

[Lightning Guy]

I am not familiar with the GR.7, but the Harrier II Plus being used by the Marine Corp features the same APG-68 radar that is used on the F/A-18 Hornet. Among the most impressive capabilities that adds is the ability to fire AMRAAM missiles.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

isn't the harrier the only brittish plane to be used by the americnas??

 

[cheddar cheese]

plan_D, i mean my harrier, i aint uploaded the pics yet though

 

[plan_D]

The only foreign aircraft in U.S service, that's why Carter tried to cancel it, because being arrogant, and thinking his country was superior, he thought they shouldn't have to use other countries planes, even his allies.
The AV-8C (Harrier II plus) is the same as the RAF Harrier Gr.5 but with improved NV equipment. This said, the RAF Gr.7 is the same as Gr.5 but with improved avionics, and the same NV equipment as the AV-8C. In short, the GR.7 has improved avionics over the AV-8C.

 

[cheddar cheese]

see? we do have a harrier 8)

 

[plan_D]

This better not become a lawnmower discussion. How old is that thing?

 

[cheddar cheese]

no idea 15 years i think, dad says hes had it as long as weve lived here, which is 15 years the speed limiter comes of, its a right hoot to mow the lawn with

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

This better not become a lawnmower discussion. How old is that thing?

surely that's inviting a conversation about it........................

and i wonder if that lawn mower can fly??

 

[Lightning Guy]

I wasn't aware that the Gr.7 had a radar fitted.

 

[plan_D]

Yes, the GR.7 has the exact same AN/APG-65 RADAR as the AV-8B (Harrier II Plus). In fact the GR.5 had that same RADAR, the GR.7 is a distinct improvment over them, replacing the AN/ALR-67 with Marconi Zeus ECM system, and replacing the GEC Cat's Eyes NVGs with Night-Owl NVGs.
Many GR.5As were retrofitted to GR.7 standard, and now are the most advanced Harrier out there.

 

[cheddar cheese]

wow, what a lawnmower!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

I wasn't aware that the Gr.7 had a radar fitted.

i don't think there's any modern combat jets without radar, they're pretty useless without them.............

 

[Lightning Guy]

Several modern jets don't use radar (especially aircraft designed specifically for ground attack). The A-10, F-117, MiG-27, Su-25 all fulfill their missions very well without radar (and add the early versions of the Harrier to that list, though the Sea Harrier did carry radar).