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Old 5th Jun 2015, 14:17
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There were plans along the way for a Harrier III, which could have been fly-by-wire (instead of fly-by-bicycle-chain?). However, at that point you'd probably have wanted to start over.

The much-maligned Boeing X-32 was more Harrier-like in terms of moving parts than the LM design (dubbed "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" by a designer friend, very early in the game) but could just not generate the necessary performance needed for a stealth design.
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