Aviation History - March 2016 USA

24 AH march 2016

TECH NOTES BAE HARRIER II GR.5

SPECIFICATIONS

ENGINE

Pratt & Whitney

F402-RR-406 (Pegasus 105)

turbofan producing 21,800

pounds of thrust

WINGSPAN

30 feet 4 inches

WING AREA

344 square feet

LENGTH

46 feet 4 inches

HEIGHT

11 feet 8 inches

WEIGHT

13,970 pounds (empty)

22,950 pounds (normal takeoff)

20,595 pounds (vertical takeoff)

FUEL CAPACITY

7,500 pounds (internal)

Up to four 300-gallon tanks

(external)

MAXIMUM PAYLOAD

13,235 pounds (short takeoff)

4,000 pounds (vertical takeoff)

MAX SPEED

675 mph (at sea level)

647 mph (at altitude)

CEILING

38,000 feet

FERRY RANGE

1,800 nautical miles

ARMAMENT

One General Electric GAU-12/U

25mm cannon with 300 rounds

in adjacent identical pod

9,200 pounds of bombs,

rockets, missiles or auxiliary

fuel tanks

Note: general specs are for the

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B

AUTOMATIC

MANEUVERING

FLAP

ROLL CONTROL

REACTION AIR

VALVE

STAINLESS STEEL

WING LEADING EDGE

(UNIQUE TO HARRIER GR.5)

MAIN

LANDING

GEAR

AIR

BRAKE

ZERO SCARF

FORWARD (FAN AIR)

SWIVELING NOZZLE (A)

REAR SWIVELING

HOT EXHAUST

NOZZLE (B)

ECM

EQUIPMENT

MODULE

OUTRIGGER

LANDING GEAR

OUTRIGGER

HOUSING

PITCH AND

YAW CONTROL

REACTION AIR

VALVES

AILERON