Whiffs found on Facebook

[PR19_Kit]

I just wish I could see it, thanks Imgur, NOT! 

[kerick]

Another wonky AI picture? It's getting to the point you can't trust anything on the web.

[perttime]

This?

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[PR19_Kit]

They do seem to have missed the rather essential VSTOL bit about the Harrier, don't they? 

[jcf]

Meh, "Hidden Valor" is a bot account, it's only existed since the 28th of June, and all of the "content" is AI generated. Expecting it to get anything correct is a waste of time, it grabs bits of fact, or common innaccurate popular narratives and myths, and uses it to generate the moronic videos, which are subscribed to and shared by credulous human morons.
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[jcf]

They do seem to have missed the rather essential VSTOL bit about the Harrier, don't they? 

No "they", just an "it".

[kitbasher]

This?

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That 'Sea Harrier' bears a vague passing resemblance to https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?msg=890402.  Which languishes on the 'finish it or scrap it' shelf, with nothing done to it for around 5 years!

[perttime]

They do seem to have missed the rather essential VSTOL bit about the Harrier, don't they? 

A Harrier without the VTOL bits would be a whif. Right?
... Especially with longer wings 

[jcf]

Would a Pegasus without nozzles be an Equus?
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[The Rat]

Has anyone ever whiffed a Harrier fuselage with a straight-through engine? 21,500 lbs of thrust, with afterburning raising that by a fair few percent, couid make for a pretty powerful piece of hardware.

[kerick]

I'm not an authority but I believe the Harrier wing is designed to be subsonic so probably a lot of high speed drag. Now with all that power you could haul tons of stuff off the ground.

[Old Wombat]

I'm not an authority but I believe the Harrier wing is designed to be subsonic so probably a lot of high speed drag. Now with all that power you could haul tons of stuff off the ground.

Swap it for a Dassault Mirage F.1 wing - maybe all of the flying surfaces (wings, tail planes & rudder?) - then it could be a SEPECAT upgrade.

[zenrat]

Has anyone ever whiffed a Harrier fuselage with a straight-through engine?...

Yes.  Harrier B.

I combined a GR1 with a MiG 27.

[PR19_Kit]

Yes.  Harrier B.

I combined a GR1 with a MiG 27.

I'd forgotten your Harrier masterpiece Fred, that REALLY works well. 

[The Rat]

Has anyone ever whiffed a Harrier fuselage with a straight-through engine?...

Yes.  Harrier B.

I combined a GR1 with a MiG 27.

AHA! I see that I even commented on it. Beauty work!