Originally Posted by
BEagle
Yes, the P.1150. However, Hawker thought that it was too small to meet the NATO spec requirements, so developed it further into the P.1154 proposal. RN and RAF bickering delayed that until it was eventually binned by the Wilson government along with the HS681 (good riddance) and tragically the TSR-2.
For comparison the
Kestrel v P1154 -
wing span 23 ft v 36 ft
length 42.5 ft v 58.5 ft
auw 14,000lb v 48,000lb
By 1965 some small progress had been made in constructing the first P1154 prototype however the Phantom had been in service with the US Navy for 4 years so the P1154 was binned and Phantoms bought instead..