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Hawker Siddeley Harrier measurements and drawings


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I planning on making a 1:72 Hawker Siddeley Harrier T bird conversion, and am after some accurate measurements, can anyone help?


Thought of adapting some drawings using the AV-8A cross sections (http://aviationarchives.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/av-8a-cross-sections-and-loft-lines.html)

I have the following, any comments on which you think is the best:

 

A.A.P. Lloyd:
Aero Modeller, August 1969
Scale Models, November 1973
[I notice Spencer Pollard used these for his lovely 1:24]

 

Modelling Manual: Hawker Siddeley Harrier Gr.1/3 AV-8A, Koku-Fan ,December 1981

 

Mike Keep:
Roger Chesneau - Aeroguide 12: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk3 / T Mk 4, 1989
Denis J. Calvert - Aircract Illustrated Special: Harrier, Ian Allan, 1990

 

Krzysztof M. Zurek:
Aero Technika Lotnicza, April 1991
[Nice detail appears to be based on A.A.P. Lloyd]

 

Nils Mathisrud:
Andy Evans - BAE/McDonnell Douglas Harrier, Crowood, 1998

 

Richard J. Caruana:
Marcus Herbote - British Harriers Part 1, AirDOC, 2008
Tim McLelland - Harrier, Classic, 2011
[Incorect details in places]

 

Juanita Franzi:
Aeroplane, March 2011

 

Peter Scott:

Model Aircraft, May 2014
[Looks iffy to me]

 

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There are 1/72 kits of the Harrier 2-seaters, you know. Sword has released 3 different boxings, and even the old Heller Bobkit version (still available, I think) was not bad. See here for all things 1:72 Harrier:

 

https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=Kits&q=1%3A72+Hawker+Siddeley+Harrier*

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I have recently acquired copies of some HS drawings, which if I recall include the two seater changes. I'm off to the Scottish Nats in the ambut will have a look later if you want.

 

As Michael says, the Sword kiTS are pretty good, a few areas where they can be improved or corrected, notably around the tail boom, but most of the work is done for you.

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Good old ScalesMates. I'm 12th in the hall of fame - which tells me I spend far to much time cataloguing and not enough time building.

I have a Sword T.4 but was hoping to try improving upon it.

 

I live near XW934 and had contemplated asking to take a tape measure to her.

 

Don't know how I've not spotted the Harrier SIG before.

Health and other commitments has stopped be joining other groups as I can't get to events.

It's also why I haven't gotten round to going to the National Aerospace Library to look for reliable measurements.

 

Thank you both 🐻

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15 hours ago, Space Ranger said:

Wot's an "ambut"? Some sort of British 3-wheeler?

"Don't tell him Pike!"

 

 

 

 

 

Ha ha

 

Or there's a 'space' missing

15 hours ago, Dave Fleming said:

. I'm off to the Scottish Nats in the am, but will have a look later if you want.

 

 

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