Harrier Carriage System
 

Dear All,

I am trying to remember the name of a proposed system for use with the Harrier.

It was a pod system to be used for cargo or personnel movement.

I can recollect an artist’s impression publicity pic showing a RAF Harrier carrying two of these pods. In one pod was a SF trooper and in the other there were supplies for said trooper.

Can anyone help with the name of this system?

Cheers

BHR

EXINT by Avpro.

WEBF,

Thanks for that.

I am not that surprised that you had the answer. :) :) :)

Cheers

BHR

...until it fell off when it became known as...




...exeunt

or even exgrunt, if it was loaded at the time..:E

of course as long as it stayed on it'd be called...


...extant

If it fell off ,would it not be explain?.

Or after a birdstrike, expect.

Or as an afterthought, expensive.

Diverting the thread a tad, but I remember seeing artist's impressions (in the days before computer graphics!) where a Harrier sans undercarriage was to be held on a gyro stabilized boom off the side of a ship. The pilot began the hover and the boom disengaged. Upon return, the pilot re-entered the hover and he was "cherry picked" back to safety. Extra payload in place of the gear and a small ship capability but it never went anywhere.

Back to thread...sorry!

..oh God, I feel a WEBF reply coming at any moment...:{

Guppy and B36

Skyhook - No thanks:uhoh: Hovering alongside is hard enough work without some muppet swinging a crane arm towards you!

I'd rathere try it in a Harrier than a helicopter :ooh:

It was normally the other way round after the hover position nozzles jammed or that single engine packed up alongside!
Rotary song: "And when they bang out 60 miles out, they call for rotary"