From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "kairasp" References: <413184E9.3060903@cyber.net.pk> Subject: Re: [ Sea Harrier "FA2"] Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:12:33 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C4A73A.990E27C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C4A73A.990E27C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Kairasp, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. =20 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: kairasp=20 To: Steve Branford=20 Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 12:25 AM Subject: [ Sea Harrier "FA2"] =20 =20 =20 =20 1/48 AIRFIX Sea Harrier "FA2" =20 By Kairasp Daruwala This is another Sea Harrier in 1/48 by Airfix.This model was made OOB. This aircraft was first flown in 1978.The Sea Harrier FA2 was the = Navalised version of the RAF Harrier GR 3,the major difference being = ,revised radar nose,cockpit and raised canopy.It entered service with = the Royal Navy Fleet Arm in 1980 & its capabilities fully tested during = the Falklands War in early 1982.The lessons of this conflict led to = various proposals for the development & deployment of Sea Harrier FA2. The main Improvements were the fitting of the much enhanced GEC = Marconi BlueVixen Pulse-Doppler multi-mode radar with its look = down/shoot-down capabilities and the use of the AIM-120B AMRAAM = (Advanced Medium Range Air-Air Missile) . The first FRS 2 flew in September 1988 & following lengthy development = and trials the first machine were in service with the operational = Evaluation Unit,a part of No.899 Naval Air Squadron at RANS Yeovilton, in 1993.At about this time the designation was amended to Sea Harrier=20 FA 2 . Humbrol Enamel # 165 was used to paint this model.Flaps were cut and = placed in a down position.Hope you like my model. ;-)=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_00A7_01C4A73A.990E27C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Kairasp,
I just wanted to let you = know your=20 article went on ARC today. Thanks for sending it in. =20

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com

Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 kairasp=20
To: Steve Branford =

Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 = 12:25=20 AM

Subject: [ Sea Harrier = "FA2"]

= =20 = =20 1/48 AIRFIX Sea Harrier "FA2"
= =20 = =20
= =20 = =20 = By=20 Kairasp Daruwala

This is another Sea Harrier in 1/48 by = Airfix.This=20 model was made OOB.
This aircraft was first flown in 1978.The Sea = Harrier=20 FA2 was the Navalised version of the RAF Harrier GR 3,the major = difference=20 being ,revised radar nose,cockpit and raised canopy.It entered service = with=20 the Royal Navy Fleet Arm in 1980 & its capabilities fully tested = during=20 the Falklands War in early 1982.The lessons of this conflict led = to=20 various proposals for the development & deployment of Sea = Harrier=20 FA2.

The main Improvements were the fitting of the much = enhanced=20 GEC Marconi BlueVixen Pulse-Doppler multi-mode radar with its look=20 down/shoot-down capabilities and the use of the AIM-120B AMRAAM = (Advanced=20 Medium Range Air-Air Missile) .

The first FRS 2 flew in = September 1988=20 & following lengthy development and trials the first machine were = in=20 service with the operational Evaluation Unit,a part of No.899 = Naval Air=20 Squadron at RANS Yeovilton,
in 1993.At about this time the = designation was=20 amended to Sea Harrier
FA 2 .

Humbrol Enamel # 165 was used = to=20 paint this model.Flaps were cut and placed in a down position.Hope you = like my=20 model. ;-)=20

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