"HARRIER SUNRISE" POSTCARD

General characteristics Crew: One Length: 45 ft 7 in (13.90 m) Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) Wing area: 201 ft² (18.68 m²) Empty weight: 12,190 lb (5,530 kg) Loaded weight: 17,260 lb (7,830 kg) Max takeoff weight: 25,350 lb (11,500 kg) Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Pegasus 101 turbofan with four swivelling nozzles, 19,000 lbf (84.5 kN) Four vertical flight puffer jets use engine bleed air, mounted in the nose, wingtips, and tail, and provide up to 1,000 lbf (4 kN) of thrust. Performance Maximum speed: 735 mph (Mach 0.97) (1,185 km/h) Range: 1200 mi (1900 km) Combat radius: 260 mi (418 km) on strike mission without drop tanks (hi-lo-hi) Service ceiling 49,200 ft (15,000 m) Rate of climb: 2 min 23 sec to 40,000 ft or initial climb (VTOL weight) 50,000ft/min (15,240 m/min[7]) Thrust/weight: 1.10 External images Harrier GR.3 in flight Harrier GR.3 firing entire salvo of 4 rocket pods Armament Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannon pods under the fuselage Hardpoints: 4× under-wing & 1× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) of payload Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each Missiles: Air-to-air missile: 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders Air-to-surface missile: 2× Anglo-French AS-37 Martel missiles Bombs: A variety of unguided iron bombs Others: 1× Joint Reconnaissance Pod 2× drop tanks for extended range/loitering time