Gentlemen, please help me clarify the details of the Harrier. According to the 1957 Swiss magazine Automobil Revue, it was a prototype tested by the British Airborne.
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Bodré podoledne, dotaz jsem zaslal na TankNet a, přesně podle mého očekávání, jsem nějakou další informaci dostal. Takže předávám:
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Vanderveen, Bart H. The Observer´s Military Vehicles Directory from 1945. Frederick Warne, London,1972. SBN 7232-1435-2
Car, Folding, 4´seater, 4 x 2 (Hunting Percival "Harrier") BSA A10 650-cc twin-cyl, 30 bhp, 4F, wb 7´10", 8´9" x 4´0" x 2´10¾" (top of engine). 700 lb. Speed 60 mph. Vehicle could be folded into a box-shaped unit measuring 10´4" x 1´9" x 3´0" for ease of transport. Four built for air drop trials. 1957
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Tisíceré díky.
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Dear all, thanks to the link provided here, I found out that the comrades from the West are not quite clear on this matter either. For example, I counted 5 vehicles - and not 4 - as is commonly reported! The following British Espesettes are currently known to me:
26CL15 - British Army (Experimental car)
24AE94 to 24AE97 - Royal Air Force (Folding car)
Also, the information about the grant of a British patent for the design of the vehicle, is inaccurate. Hobbyists give a different figure than can be found on the British Patent Office website.
This is not to mention the history of Percival Aircraft Ltd., which was sold to Hunting in the 1940s and operated under the common name Hunting Percival until 1954, when it changed its name to Hunting Aircraft Ltd. This lasted only three years, when it was absorbed by Bristol Aeroplane Co. The brand is now also referred to by the BAE Systems concern.
The Harrier 4x2 is sometimes confused with later airborne troop vehicle designs, known by the acronym: J.A.B. (Jungle Airborne Buggy).
The only thing I can be sure of with the Harriers is that at least two examples (Reg. Nos. 24AE97 and 26CL15) survive to this day, and one of them is reportedly being offered for sale!
Note Photos taken from the links below.
Source M.A.F.V.A.: Army Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRN) Modern M.A.F.V.A.: RAF Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRN)
Foto pořízeno v National Army Museum, autor neznámý.
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Oprava - Hunting Percival se nestal součástí Bristolu, ale BAC - British Aircraft Corporation, byl jednou ze čtyř zakládajících společností, donucených ke sloučení tlakem vlády na zjednodušení britského leteckého průmyslu do několika superfirem. Na wiki motají dohromady změnu názvu z Hunting Percival na Hunting, která proběhla v roce 1957, a toto sloučení s Bristolem, English Electric a Vickers-Armstrongs o tři roky později do BAC. (ostatními velkofirmami byl Hawker Siddeley a Westland)
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