Harrier replacement

[John Farley]

I was asked yesterday by an old lady who knew of my Harrier connections about what woud replace it. I showed her a pic of the F-35B in the hover and she said "It looks like a badly opened tin".

[ColdCollation]

Sorry, but I couldn't help sniggering. Then got to thinking, 'If it looks right...'

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Is this an old lady who, like my mother, turns out to have been trained by De Havilland and knows a wrong 'un when she sees one?

[sharpend]

Will we every see an F35 here? Talked to chaps at RIAT and read the news. Doubtful. Too expensive and the B(I)8 Canberra could do more. & yes, a Canberra did land on a carrier!

[John Farley]

I thought her comment exremely amusing and on a par with another old lady a while back who said "It looks like the machine that clears the drains in our street"

[camlobe]

Oh, I do so wish we had a 'Like' button on here.

Camlobe

[Davef68]

a Canberra did land on a carrier!

More details please!

[Wander00]

There you go - what does "MRCA" stand for................hat, coat...

[cobalt42]

F-35B...

"It looks like a badly opened tin"

[Herod]

Harrier replacement? A new Harrier.

[JohnFTEng]

I recall the last(?) Canberra off to Argentina. A touch overweight perhaps. Good job the lights at Freckelton were green. loL

[Herod]

There you go - what does "MRCA" stand for................hat, coat...

Seems like MRCAaAaAaA...and Again, and Again and Again...

[sharpend]

MRCA= Mother Riles Cardboard Aircraft

or was it

Must Refurbish the Canberra Again?

ps I think the Americans did the carrier Canberra landing in Vietnam. I remember also seeing a video of a Herc landing on. Anyone got footage of the Canberra?

[Wander00]

Sharpend - the second of those.......................

[CoffmanStarter]

All good John ... But the similarity with the Flip Top Wheelie Bin must be up there too

[golamv]

You can see the C130 carrier trails here;

You Tube

[dragartist]

P.1154

P.1154 being discussed by Dr Michael Pryce at Cambridge RAeS on December 11th at Marshall.


Now in plan form that did not look too dissimilar to Johns Harrier. I guess wheelie bins had not been invented by then so the designer took no inspiration.


All my books on Canberra - no details of carrier landing. JF, could you ask Eric if he knows anything of this.


Drag

[Al R]

The Harrier was never the prettiest of things either, mind. I rather like the ungainly look of the F-35.

[BOAC]

All my books on Canberra - no details of carrier landing.

- it will be the B57 or RB57 to search for. There are some tenuous links on Google I cannot follow!

[LowObservable]

Both excellent descriptions. There's also a passing resemblance to one of the larger members of the order Coleoptera.