#Hawker Harrier

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Inktober 21 da glass plane (handle with care)

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Harrier Jump Jet. The History Of Vertical Take-Off And Landing (VTOL).

VIDEO ➤➤ https://youtu.be/6Wsw59TVeJc

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What an airshow!

Edit: Once, We Ruled the Skies by Paul Couper

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Conflict in the Balkans - by Ronald Wong

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1974 ad for the Hawker Siddeley Harrier model kit from Matchbox. 1:72nd scale.

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Hawker Harrier GR1

Just before the Covid pandemic hit, I picked up a whole bunch of model kits in a charity shop. I knackered a Spitfire and a Mustang, but made a half decent job of a Hurricane. So I went ahead and order my favourite plane as a kid. Time, patience, care, thought.

You know what, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. And I enjoyed doing it for the same reason I enjoyed making kits as a kid. Focusing the attention down to small details takes concentration, and that shuts down the mental noise that usually plagues my brain. Like meditation, but with a Harrier at the end of it.

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Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 RAF XZ133 Served in the Falklands War by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.3 RAF XZ133 Served in the Falklands War During the Falklands War, the aircraft served with No 1 fighter squadron and was based on HMS Hermes and for a short time at Port San Carlos Photo taken at the Imperial War Museum Duxford Cambridgeshire 11th March 2025 HAA_0580

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Harriers en route covertly during the Falkland Inslands conflict

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Ten of my favourite photos I took in October 2024 and month summary

The photos are of; fly agaric at Matley Wood in the New Forest, shaggy scalycaps at Lakeside Country Park, Kingfisher at Blashford Lakes, Speckled Wood, Migrant Hawker, Mottled shieldbugs and view at Lakeside, autumn leaves in Winchester and Michaelmas daisies and New Forest Pony at Lymington.

October was a fantastic month of fungi for me. In the peak season I treasured seeing many spectacular, gorgeous and fascinating species including fly agaric, devil's fingers, amethyst deceiver, yellow stagshorn, shaggy scalycap, candlesnuff fungi, bleeding fairy helmet, eyelash fungi, parasol, turkey tail, earthballs, panthercap, false death cap, sulphur tuft and waxcaps. It has also been nice to see slime mould including red raspberry slime mould at a few places and lichen and moss.

I had a brilliant birdwatching month too with some special species seen heading well into autumn. Key species seen were a fair few Kingfishers, Water Rail, Great White Egret, Greenshank, Avocet, Lapwing, Jack Snipe, Sanderling, Common Gull, Pochard, Gadwall, Pintail, Wigeon, Shoveler, Teal, Goosander, Brent Geese, Egyptian Geese, Little Grebe, Marsh Harriers, Siskin, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, lots of Jays seen in their active time of year, notable Ravens at Lakeside and home, Dunnock, Blackcap at Lakeside, Cetti's Warbler, Wren and Long-tailed Tit. Turnstones and Ringed Plover seen well, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coots and Greylag Geese at Lakeside, Jackdaw and Magpie seen a lot, Red Kite in Winchester, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Chaffinch, Grey Wagtail seen well and Pied Wagtail were also great to see. Glorious scenes came this month with the return of the Redwings a key bird of the autumn and winter, I was elated to see a Hen Harrier and I was thrilled to see the Winchester Peregrines and Lakeside Great Crested Grebes including their chicks a lot.

There were some nice butterflies to see still with lots of Speckled Woods especially at Lakeside, Red Admiral and Peacock and I was amazed to see a Hummingbird Hawk-moth in Winchester as well as other moths. Dragonflies and damselflies continued to shine this month with so many splendid views of Migrant Hawkers and Southern Hawker and Common Darters too. My first Willow Emerald Damselfly of the year was special to see at Fishlake Meadows. Other insects I enjoyed seeing this month were Mottled shieldbugs and other shieldbugs, wasps and hornets. It was good to see lots of spiders this month too including Long-bodied Cellar spider at home and snails and slugs. In terms of mammals I enjoyed seeing the also active Grey Squirrels a few times, Roe and Fallow Deers and New Forest Ponies.

Key flowers seen this month included Michaelmas daisies, forget-me-not, comfrey, lots of oxtongue, dandelion, tormentil, bell heather, common mallow, white deadnettle, stinging nettle, daisy, water mint, vervain, viper's-bugloss, horseweed, common and ivy-leaved toadflax, hogweed, yarrow, hedge woundwort, ragwort, gorse, dock, herb-Robert and wood avens which brought some wonderful colour as it quietened down for flowers. Wild carrot, teasel, hemp agrimony and spear thistle were among pretty seed heads enjoyed this month with cleavers enjoyed too. There was also a great display of berries this month again with rose hips, hawthorn berries, guelder rose berries, dogwood berries, nightshade berries and snowberries creating vibrant scenes.

And of course this month the splendour of autumn's colour was captivating and wholesome to observe. I also enjoyed taking in many great other vistas this month including coast, reedbed and general wetland, rivers and New Forest heaths and woodland. There were some special sky scenes observed this month too. Have a great November all.

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Harrier den

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Favourite British Jets? don't know much about them

Oh I have plenty!

The English Electric Lighting supersonic interceptor.

The Hawker Hunter first generation fighter jet.

The Bae Sea Harrier VTOL subsonic naval fighter jet.

The HS Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft.

And while not a jet, I do really like the Short Belfast turboprop transport aircraft.

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Convair XFY Pogo Experimental Cold War Aircraft. The early 50s 🎥 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/f1ACLMhO9Ak

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Following World War II, the need for practical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) combat aircraft became a priority, and the Convair XFY-1 Pogo stands out as a prime example of these early efforts. While the British eventually achieved success with the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier, the United States explored numerous VTOL designs. The vulnerability of fixed airfields to enemy attacks, both from land and air, as well as the risks faced by aircraft carriers (highlighted by Japanese kamikaze attacks), fueled this pursuit. Recognizing the limitations of assigning carrier task forces to every defensive need, the U.S. Navy, inspired by the practicality of helicopters demonstrated by the Army Air Forces and Navy during the war, began considering VTOL interceptors for deployment on various non-carrier ships.

This led to Project Hummingbird in 1947, a joint U.S. Air Force and Navy design study. Building upon this data and insights from captured German Focke-Wulf Triebflugel technology, the Navy formally launched a VTOL fighter program in 1948. The objective was to create an aircraft capable of vertical launch and recovery from destroyers, LSTs, fleet oilers, transports, and other large vessels not equipped for conventional planes. The vision was that these VTOL fighters could independently protect their host ships or combine to defend larger naval formations.

After four years of investigation, the Navy awarded contracts to Convair and Lockheed in May 1951 to develop, construct, and test experimental VTOL fighters. Although both companies were slated to produce two prototypes, only one Lockheed XFV-1 and one Convair XFY-1 Pogo were ultimately built. Notably, the XFV-1 never achieved vertical takeoff and landing, largely because the Navy allocated the sole engine capable of both vertical and horizontal flight to Convair. In contrast, the XFY-1 Pogo successfully executed vertical takeoffs and landings, as well as seamless transitions to horizontal flight and back, demonstrating its capabilities numerous times, thanks in part to its innovative design.

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Aerial view of Tiger-class light cruiser HMS Blake (C99) with a Hawker Siddeley Harrier overhead

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Falklands 1980’s

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Timed exposure shot of a BAE Systems FA2 Sea Harrier landing at night on to the deck of HMS Illustrious, on patrol in the Arabian Gulf. June 2008.

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The Harrier SkyHook crane concept from Eagle No. 47, dated 12 February 1983. I don't think this caught on (no pun intended).