Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Hawker Siddeley P.1127 The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 are the experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first "vertical and/or short take-off and landing" (V/STOL) jet fighter-bomber. P.1127 development began in 1957, taking advantage of the Bristol Engine Company's choice to invest in the creation of the Pegasus vectored-thrust engine. Testing began in July 1960 and by the end of the year the aircraft had achieved both vertical take-off and horizontal flight. The test program also explored the possibility of use upon aircraft carriers, landing on in 1963. The first three
Jet Republic kind of customers we cater for will be continuing to run their businesses around Europe and could find themselves wanting to use private jets as the main airlines cut routes and services.” However, on August 20, 2009, Bombardier announced that the contract had been terminated for the entire quantity of aircraft. No reason for the termination was made public at that time. Jet Republic's private jet club did offer members two programmes: share ownership and the private jet card. The Financial Times reported that Jet Republic intends to differentiate its offering by “flying the aircraft with a flight attendant as