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Originally Posted by Kapitan
With regards to the Harrier indeed the UK did back in the 70s look into a supersonic harrier the P1154, however I do believe the AV8B built by McDonnel Douglas / Boeing is capable of Mach 1.2 in certain aspects of flight.
The British FRS1 and FA2 sea harriers did achieve supersonic flight during the Falklands on numerous occasions in dives but ultimately it is a sub sonic airframe
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I was unaware the AV8B harrier had achieved mach numbers. I think it's a safe bet it did so also in a dive. It seems that the Hawk aircraft design had merits with some further refinements. As an example, the F/A 18 Hornet program grew from the excellent F-5 program. General Chuck Yeager himself helped push the F-5 into the F-20 Tiger shark Prototype.
Thanks for the information, Kapitan. Hope your studies are going well. All the best in the New Year.
