5433 x 3622 px | 46 x 30,7 cm | 18,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
23. Februar 2017
Ort:
Tucson, AZ
Weitere Informationen:
Here is an interesting aircraft — the Hawker Siddeley FGA.1/XV-6A Kestrel experimental/development vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Development began in 1957 using the new Pegasus vectored-thrust engine. Testing began in July 1960 and by the end of the year the aircraft had achieved both vertical take-off and horizontal flight. Here you can see a closer shot of the projected fan jet which used rotatable cold jets which were positioned on either side of the compressor along with a "hot" jet which was directed via a conventional central tailpipe. This allowed the aircraft to take off vertically without the need of an airstrip as required for a convention airplane. This experimental aircraft lead to the production Harrier VTOL aircraft which was introduced in 1969. It primarily served in the British Air Force and Navy where it is now retired but continues in service with the U.S. Marine Corps.
