Full Fidelity Harrier I / Sea Harrier FRS.1 in DCS World

[Petard]

I know there's a lot of talk out there about the British MoD being most difficult to get information on regarding their military assets from 50+ years ago, however, with the F-35A coming online, I hardly think the latest AESA radars and stealth technology could be modelled more accurately than such an aircraft as the Sea Harrier. As to the difficulty sourcing reliable data to create the Sea Harrier in DCS due to the British MoD's policy on military information, let's not forget that the Indian Defence Force operated the Sea Harrier Mk51, which is almost identical to its British counterpart in many respects. I believe a Sea Harrier FRS.1 would fit right into DCS World for the following reasons:

Currently, we have the DCS: South Atlantic Map, with multiple Falklands war assets, HMS Invincible, the A-4E-C community mod, the SA-342, and more recently, the excellent Currenthill scorpion and scimitar additions. However, we have completely missed the star of the show: THE SEA HARRIER FRS.1. Without the sea harrier, this theatre of war naturally falls short of its true potential.

Furthermore, DCS is currently lacking of a single British aircraft post 1944. Arguably one of the most famous and loved fighters Britain ever produced, the Sea Harrier FRS.1 would fill this gap and open up huge possibilities in the realms of cold war scenarios.

With the apprehended discontinuation of support and development for the RAZBAM AV-8B night attack, we have no asset in DCS which can fulfil the awesome (and lets be honest, immensely fun) short take off capabilities of the harrier II.

And if the Sea Harrier really is that difficult to find reliable data on to create a realistic full fidelity module, why not the Harrier GR1A/AV-8A? Again, this would fulfil the void in the British aircraft department in DCS, and add huge capability for Forward Operations for Cold War Scenarios. Even with my limited access to useable sources, by doing a quick google search on the subject (which I am by no means claiming to be the unprecedented guide of how to create a module), there is a multitude of NASA studies on the AV-8A's performance. I found the following within the first 5 sources: 

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19780011151/downloads/19780011151.pdf

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19880003981/downloads/19880003981.pdf

With regards to the GR.1A, this was an aircraft which not only saw service in Britain, but also as the AV-8A in USMC service, and the AV-8S in both spanish and thai navies. I am aware that when Eagle Dynamics creates a module, they will naturally be wanting to know that people will actually buy the module. By developing the Harrier GR1/AV-8A/S, I suspect strongly that there would be great interest from customers in the US, which from the multitude of American aircraft developed for DCS, I suspect to be quite a large portion of DCS customers.

I am sure that much of the DCS community would love to see this iconic British legend as a full fidelity module. For the reasons above, I would ask Eagle Dynamics, and any third party developers to strongly consider the Harrier as a reasonable prospect for a full fidelity module in DCS.

Now I must continue studying physics 

[Oesau]

Yes it would be great and having an earlier generation Harrier has always been something I have wanted too. Without any indicators from any 3rd party developers I think it will remain on the wish list (with a laundry list of many aircraft) but hey - this is what this is for - expressing our wish lists!