British Aerospace Sea Harrier - Specifications (Sea Harrier FA2)

Specifications (Sea Harrier FA2)

Data from Wilson, Bull, Donald Spick

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 46 ft 6 in (14.2 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft 3 in (7.6 m)
• Height: 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
• Wing area: 201.1 ft² (18.68 m²)
• Empty weight: 14,052 lb (6,374 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 26,200 lb (11,900 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan, 21,500 lbf (95.64 kN)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 635 knots (735 mph, 1,182 km/h)
• Combat radius: 540 nmi (620 mi, 1,000 km)
• Ferry range: 1,740 nmi (2,000 mi, 3,600 km)
• Service ceiling: 51,000 ft (16,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (250 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN cannon pods under the fuselage, with 130 rounds each
• Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations, and 1 fuselage pylon on centerline plus 2 attach points for gun pods with a total capability of 8,000 lb (3,630 kg) of payload.
• Rockets: 4× Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets each
• Missiles:
  
  • Air-to-air missiles:
    • AIM-9 Sidewinder
    • AIM-120 AMRAAM
    • R550 Magic (Sea Harrier FRS51)
  • Air-to-surface missile:
    • ALARM anti-radiation missile (ARM)
    • Martel missile ARM
  • Anti-ship missiles:
    • Sea Eagle
• Bombs: A variety of unguided iron bombs (including 3 kg and 14 kg practice bombs) or WE.177 nuclear bomb (until 1992 on RN Sea Harriers)
• Others:
  • reconnaissance pods or
  • 2× auxiliary drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time

Avionics

• Blue Vixen radar