Page 41 - History of War - Issue 10-14
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ICON OF WAR

                                        VECTORINGNOZZLES


                                        Fixedinfoursymmetricallocations
                                        aroundtheaircraft,these



















                                                                                                           Sea Harriers weren’t flown
                                                                                                            bytheRAF,buttheRoyal
                                                                                                               Navy’s Fleet Air Arm






















                                                                                                        FRONT NOSE WITH RADAR AND
                                                                                                           FORWARD PITCH CONTROL

                                                                                       ARMAMENTS


                                                                                       SeaHarrierswereoftenfittedwithtwin30mm
                                                                                       ADEN cannons, attached in a central position
                                                                                       under the fuselage. Four pylon stations under
                                                                                       the aircraft’s wings allowed for additional
                                                                                       air-to-air and air-to-surface strike capabilities,
                                                                                       including Sidewinder missiles and originally
                                                                                       even WE.177 strategic nuclear bombs during
                                                                                       the Cold War.

                                                           MAGNESIUM
                                                           COATING






                                          WING-TIP WHEEL STRUTS








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