Hawker P.1127 / Kestrel V/STOL Research Aircraft Family
The Hawker P.1127 and Hawker Siddeley Kestrel were British experimental V/STOL aircraft that established the vector-thrust technology and flight experience leading to the operational Harrier. The P.1127 achieved tethered and untethered hover and transition testing from 1960, while Kestrel development aircraft supported the 1965 Tripartite Evaluation Squadron; the Harrier family remains a separate operational lineage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Hawker P.1127P.1127Hawker Siddeley KestrelKestrel FGA.1XV-6A Kestrel
- Family Name
- Hawker P.1127 / Kestrel
- Full Name
- Hawker P.1127 / Kestrel V/STOL Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentalmilitarytechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtolstol
- Description
- The Hawker P.1127 and Hawker Siddeley Kestrel were British experimental V/STOL aircraft that established the vector-thrust technology and flight experience leading to the operational Harrier. The P.1127 achieved tethered and untethered hover and transition testing from 1960, while Kestrel development aircraft supported the 1965 Tripartite Evaluation Squadron; the Harrier family remains a separate operational lineage.
- First Flight Year
- 1,960
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:54:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:54:28 UTC