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On 11/11/2019 at 10:44, toboldlygo said:

 

I worked on Harrier's and Hawks, plus various other aircraft including the FAA Historic Flight at Yeovilton and a Sea Harrier that's in the museum there. 

 

Worth noting too that were part's common to Sea Harrier FRS1, where the drawings for the parts were first used on the Typhoon then re-issued for the Firebrand, Sea Fury, etc.

Actually, there were parts on the Harriers that went back to the 1930's Hawkers such as biplane Fury's.....

2 hours ago, Methuselah said:

Actually, there were parts on the Harriers that went back to the 1930's Hawkers such as biplane Fury's.....

Do tell.

5 hours ago, PenrithBeacon said:

Do tell.

A few years ago I acquired a large archive of original pre-war Hawker drawings, mainly Fury, but the whole range was inter-related, like Meccano. The old chap I got them off told me that a few parts had survived through to the Harrier. Doubtless something like  valve or some such assembly. The drawings are fascinating, as they even show  a projected version of the Fury with a fully-enclosed cockpit, similar to the Hurricanes. CAD is great, but some of the old hand-drawn drawings are really exquisite.