1/144 Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ - Mark.I

 1/144 Harrier GR.3/AV-8A/AV-8C ‘Special Markings’ - Mark.I

One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 48 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

 [MKM144119] 

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier “Jump Jetˮ is a British V/STOL aeroplane developed in the 1960s. The initial version, the Harrier GR.1, was based on the pre-production P.1127 (RAF) fighter, of which a batch of 60 was ordered for the RAF in 1967. A similar model – designated Mk.50, with simplified navigational/attack system, was exported to the United States as the AV-8A, for use by the Marine Corps and a total of 102 aircraft were delivered during the early 1970s. Some 60 aircraft were upgraded as the AV-8Cs by mid 1980s.

The Harrier GR.1/AV-8 was a single-seat fixed-wing all-metal monoplane powered by a R-R Pegasus turbojet (US designation F402), used for ground-attack, close air support, reconnaissance and fighter roles. It was fitted with two air intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated by the engine. It had a tandem undercarriage and two outrigger landing gear units. External store hard points were installed for carrying a variety of weapons and external fuel tanks: two under each wing and one under the fuselage, while two Aden cannon gun pods could also be fitted beneath the fuselage.

The Harrier was a very innovative aeroplane and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose during that period of time and it became the versatile warrior of the RAF.

Colour schemes included in the kit:

1) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XV738, Grey B, No.4 Sq., RAF, during ‘Exercise Match Coat‘, Gütersloh Air Base, Germany, September 1984

2) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ129/A2604 (ex-RAF a/c), Black ETS, Engineering Training School (ETS), RN, serving as an instructional airframe, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, U.K., 1992-94

3) AV-8A Harrier (Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50), BuNo 158703, White 703, VMA-513 (Marine Attack Squadron 513) ‘Flying Nightmares’, US Marine Corps, Sheppard AFB, Texas, U.S.A., April 1980

4) AV-8C Harrier (Hawker Siddeley Harrier Mk.50), BuNo 158387/N719NA, Black 719, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, California, U.S.A., 1986-1995

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1/144 F-104 Starfighter and Harrier FR . AV-8 Weapons Sets - Mark I

1/144 F-104 Starfighter and Harrier FR . AV-8 Weapons Sets - Mark I

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Weapon Set (resin parts) (designed to be used with Mark I Models kits)
This set contains five resin runners with external stores for the F-104 Starfighter kits.

The following pieces of armament, incl. reconnaissance and rocket pods and pylons, are represented:
Mk.28 (B-28) A-bomb (1x)
Orpheus recce pod (1x)
SUU-21 bomb dispenser (1x)
Mk.83 1000lb bomb (2x)
Mk.82 500lb bomb (2x)
BL755 bomb (2x)
AS-34 Kormoran (2x)
pylon for AS-34 (2x)
LAU-3A rocket pod (2x)


Comprehensive instructions with stores diagram are included
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKA14421



Harrier Weapon Set (resin parts) (designed to be used with Mark I Models kits)
Air intakes
Martin Baker MBB-9 Ejection Seat
GBU-16 Paveway II Bombs
MK.83 1000lb Bombs
Matra 155 Rocket Pods
GP 1000lb (retarded) Bombs
MK.82 500lb (retarded) Bombs

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKA14422

Release Date : To be confirmed
Prices: To be confirmed

1/144 BAe Harrier GR.3 'Laser Nose' Mark I Models

1/144 BAe Harrier GR.3 'Laser Nose' Mark I Models

BAe Harrier GR.3 'Laser Nose' The Hawker Siddeley Harrier “Jump JetË� is a British V/STOL aeroplane developed in the 1960s. The initial version was the Harrier GR.1, based on the P.1127 (RAF) fighter, and its upgraded variant was the GR.1A. Another upgrade implementing more powerful and reliable engine resulted in the GR.3 model, at first externally similar to previous GR.1/1As. Beginning from the spring of 1976 upgraded avionics were fitted to GR.3s comprising the laser range finder in a lengthened nose cone and tail warning devices housed in the fin and tail cone. A total of 40 Harriers GR Mk.3s were built anew, with last delivered in late 1986, and about 62 were converted from the existing GR.1/GR.1As.
The Harrier was a single-seat fixed-wing all-metal monoplane powered by a R-R Pegasus turbojet, used for ground-attack, close air support, reconnaissance and fighter roles. It was fitted with two air intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated by the engine. It had a tandem undercarriage and two outrigger landing gear units. External store hard points were installed for carrying a variety of weapons and external fuel tanks: two under each wing and one under the fuselage, while two Aden cannon gun pods could also be fitted beneath the fuselage.
During the type’s service the RAF operated the bulk of the Harrier fleet in West Germany as a defence against Warsaw Pact threat, but the Harriers were also deployed to air bases in Norway and in the former British colony of Belize. In 1982, Harrier GR.3s took part in the Falklands War, a 10-week hostilities between Argentina and the United Kingdom.



Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ130, Red 27, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, Wittering Air Base, Cambridgeshire, U.K., during Exercise ‘Cold Winter‘, Bardufoss Air Station, Norway, March 1979
2) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, ZD667, No.4 Sq., RAF, Gütersloh Air Base, Germany, late 1980s
3) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ990, Black F, ‘Foxy’, No.1417 Flt., RAF, Belize Airport, Belize, Central America, 1990
4) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XV809, Yellow AF, No.3(F) Sq., RAF, during Exercise ‘Match Coat‘, Gütersloh Air Base, Germany, September 1984

One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 53 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14488

£16.19

1/144 BAe Harrier GR.3 'Operation Corporate' - Mark I Models

1/144 BAe Harrier GR.3 'Operation Corporate' - Mark I Models

BAe Harrier GR.3 'Operation Corporate' The Hawker-Siddeley Harrier “Jump JetË� is a British V/STOL aeroplane developed in the 1960s. The initial version was the Harrier GR.1 fighter and its upgraded variant was the GR.1A. Another upgrade implementing more powerful and reliable engine resulted in the GR.3 model, at first externally similar to previous GR.1/1As. Beginning from the spring of 1976 upgraded avionics were fitted to GR.3s comprising the laser range finder in a lengthened nose cone and tail warning devices housed in the fin and tail cone. A total of 40 GR Mk.3s were built anew, and about 62 were converted from the existing GR.1/GR.1As.

The Harrier was a single-seat fixed-wing all-metal monoplane powered by a R-R Pegasus turbojet, used for ground-attack, close air support, reconnaissance and fighter roles. It was fitted with two air intakes and four vectoring nozzles for directing the thrust generated by the engine. It had a tandem undercarriage and two outrigger landing gear units. External store hard points were installed for carrying a variety of weapons and external fuel tanks: two under each wing and one under the fuselage, while two Aden cannon gun pods could also be fitted beneath the fuselage.

In the 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, ten Harrier GR.3s of No.1 Sq. operated from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. They provided close air support to the ground forces on the islands, attacked Argentine positions and were used in ground-attack missions against the main airfield and runway at Stanley.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XV789, Red 32, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, HMS Hermes, FOB (Forward Operating Base) Port San Carlos and Port Stanley Airport, during ‘Operation Corporate’, the Falkland Islands, May-June 1982
2) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ963, Red 14, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, HMS Hermes, FOB (Forward Operating Base) Port San Carlos and Port Stanley Airport, during ‘Operation Corporate’, the Falkland Islands, May-June 1982
3) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ972, Red 33, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, HMS Hermes, FOB (Forward Operating Base) Port San Carlos and Port Stanley Airport, during ‘Operation Corporate’, the Falkland Islands, May-June 1982
4) Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk.3, XZ989, Red 07, No.1(F) Sq., RAF, HMS Hermes, FOB (Forward Operating Base) Port San Carlos and Port Stanley Airport, during ‘Operation Corporate’, the Falkland Islands, May-June 1982

One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 53 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive decal sheet is included.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKM14499
£16.19