Andy Evans. Published 1998. 191 pages. The Harrier is one of the truly great aircraft of modern times. As the world's first operational VSTOL aircraft it has proved itself over the Falklands, Iraq and Bosnia. Andy Evans tells the full story here of how it developed from the largely experimental P1127 of the Tri-partite Test Squadron, and how it matured through the Kestrel to the Harrier we see today, detailing the parallel developments of the airframe, its avionics and weapons, and the excellent Pegasus engine. With over 200 photographs, many of which are previously unseen, informed text and well researched appendices, BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier will find a ready place on many bookshelves.
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