The 'Nimrod' used by the RAF for search and early warning purposes, was developed from which airliner?
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Hawker Siddeley Nimrod The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed by de Havilland's successor firm, Hawker Siddeley; further development and maintenance work was undertaken by Hawker Siddeley's own successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. Designed in response to a requirement issued by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to replace its fleet of ageing Avro Shackletons, the "Nimrod MR1"/"MR2"s were primarily fixed-wing aerial platforms for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations; secondary
British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 The British Aerospace Nimrod AEW3 was a planned airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft intended as to provide airborne radar cover for the air defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force (RAF). The project was designed to use the existing Nimrod airframe, in use with the RAF as a maritime patrol aircraft, combined with a brand new radar system and avionics package developed by Marconi Avionics which later became BAE Systems Avionics. The Nimrod AEW project proved to be hugely complex and expensive for the British government, as a result of the difficulties of