On paper, the design looked superior to the subsonic Hawker Siddeley Harrier attack fighter--and had the operational requirement been sufficiently compelling--lower weight composite structures and more advanced control system technology would have facilitated refining the design to support evolving an operational prototype.
The design looked superior to the subsonic Hawker Siddeley Harrier attack fighter--and had the operational requirement been sufficiently compelling--lower weight composite structures and more advanced control system technology would have facilitated refining the design to support evolving an operational prototype. This was on paper.