BAe P.1214 Harrier II / P.1216 / P.1219
Страна: Великобритания
Год: 1980
(проект)

Hawker/BAe P.1214-3 - 1980 год. P.1214-3 предлагался в качестве замены СВВП семейства Harrier. Согласно расчетам, он должен был иметь лучшие характеристики на сверхзвуковых скоростях, улучшенные взлетно-посадочные характеристики и оснащаться современной авионикой. Была выбрана двухбалочная схема, а вот от применения КОС специалисты "BAe" почти сразу отказались - выгоды, получаемые от КОС, не стоили трудностей решения объема появляющихся при этом технических задач.
This futuristic-looking "X-Wing" design, the P 1214, emerged from BAe's Kingston design office in 1982 when the company was studying supersonic STOVL projects.
An artist's impression, prepared by Rolls-Royce Ltd, of a possible future supersonic V/STOL aircraft powered by a single augmented vectored-thrust engine. This engine would be derived from the Pegasus and would have a plenum chamber burning (PCB) thrust - augmentation system in the front nozzles and a single thrust vectoring rear tailpipe and nozzles.
Another possible supersonic V/STOL layout, with a single intake, PCB and two thrust-vectoring nozzles.
British Aerospace has been investigating a number of possible supersonic V/STOL configurations in the content of a Harrier successor for the RAF. This Kingston project is of similar layout to the aircraft shown in the artist's impression on the previous drawing.
Models on the British Aerospace stand showed the Harrier III.
Outboard tailplanes were a feature of British Aerospace's 1982 P.1219 study, although the aim of the latter was to explore methods of saving weight, rather than incorporate advanced aerodynamic concepts.