Morning all… interesting debate overnight.
Yes, ZD670 is not a Harrier II, it is the last GR.3 built of a batch of four Falklands attrition replacements, and served in Belize up until the RAF pull out.
Historically speaking it therefore has only ever been a GR.3, but i had a chance to acquire a ‘pointed’ nosecone, so naturally i took it 😉
Yes, it lacks the camera port because it is in fact a T.8 type as currently in use, but is also applicable to the AV-8C which also had the camera deleted.
The hump looks more pronounced than normal due to the camera angle, is merely the fairing for the hot air duct hole.
Its only a five minute job to change the nosecones, and i thought it’d be interesting to take it to one event (Cockpitfest ?) in GR.3 guise, and the next in ‘GR.1’ mode.
Anyhow, its now ready for spraying, hence the patchwork appearance, especially as the pointy nosecone is in primer and the wiper hump fairing is from an FRS.2 ! 😀
Just waiting for a towbar to be delivered for my new car & borrow a suitable trailer to take to the sprayers.
I recently posted a photo of the instrument console over in the ‘instrument panels’ thread.
Still looking for internal parts though, especially floor panels and the side console upright ‘walls’…. anybody ?
Cheers……. 😀
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