HARRIER.
The Hawker Harrier is one of the most well-known and distinctive military aircraft produced in the last 50 years. This title forms a comprehensive study of the aircraft's history, tracing the development and service deployment of this unique warplane, including coverage of combat operations, service with the United States Marines, and a first-hand detailed account of present- day Harrier operations as seen from the cockpit.
As well as informative detail and descriptions the volume will be bundled with a variety of rare and unseen photographs, technical line drawings and colour artwork profiles.
Some of the areas covered include:
Vertical Variables Background to the Harrier's development,
Manufacture of the prototype
Service Coverage of the production of the first Harrier GR1 variants
Introduction into RAF service at Wittering,
Looking at the background, design and development of the Sea Harrier manufactured for the Royal Navy.
Exploring present-day Harrier operations.
A listing of Harrier production (serials, allocations and disposals)
This will provide a detailed look at all aspects of the Harrier from development to present day to provide a detailed step-by-step description of a representative Harrier mission combined with from-the-cockpit photography.