Talk:Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Archive 1

Short SC.1
The article mentions the Short SC.1 as a related development; the SC.1 article, however, mentions that the experience gained with the SC.1 influenced the development of the "puffer controls" on the P.1127 and therefore, of course, the whole "Harrier" family. A speech(here) given by John Farley, who flight-tested the Harrier through much of its development, and who also flew the SC.1, does not mention this aspect. If such influence is more than fanciful speculation, it should be mentioned in the body of the article. If not, then the SC.1 article will need to be amended accordingly. --TraceyR (talk) 10:32, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Concept
Wilbault's idea was not taken up directly in the Pegasus as his concept envisaged using separate centrifugal air blowers driven by an external power source to provide the directable thrust. Hooker's team at Bristol then took the imaginative leap of using the cold and hot air from a bypass jet engine and directing this through the movable nozzles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.253.207 (talk) 20:47, 30 December 2009 (UTC)


 * BTW, Wibault's concept was for a Bristol Orion turboprop being used to power the centrifugal blowers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.112.77.247 (talk) 12:36, 10 February 2011 (UTC)


 * There's a 1996 programme on the Harrier family on YouTube here: - BTW John Fozard pronounces the designation as 'pee eleven-twenty-seven', for anyone who's wondering how to say it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.4.57.101 (talk) 20:44, 7 May 2012 (UTC)