Comparison of Hawker Siddeley AV-8B Harrier and Mitsubishi F-2

Attribute	Mitsubishi F-2 ×	Hawker Siddeley AV-8B Harrier ×
General
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	Hawker Beechcraft
Model	Mitsubishi F-2	Hawker Siddeley AV-8B Harrier
Country	Japan	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1995	1981
Manufactured to (year)	2011	2003
Type	Fighter Jets	Fighter Jets
Icao	F2	HAR
Performance
Engine	1x General Electric F110-IHI-129	1x 1 × Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 turbofan
Power, lbf (lbf)	29,500	23,500
Avionics	J/APG-2, AN/ARC-164, NEC V/UHF transceiver, Japan Aviation Electronics/Honeywell digital AFCS etc.	Collins RT1250A/ARC U/UHF, Bendix RT-1157/APX-100 IFF system, Litton AN/ASN-130A INS
Max cruise speed (km/h)	2,124	1,065
Travel range (km)	835	3,639
Fuel economy (km/l)	-	0.367
Service ceiling (m)	17,983	15,240
Rate of climb (m/sec)	243.84	74.68
Take off distance (m)	450	518
Landing distance (m)	650	-
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	22,100	14,062
Max landing weight (kg)	18,300	11,340
Max payload (kg)	9,000	6,003
Fuel tank capacity (l)	4,637	8,949
Dimensions
Seats	1	1
Exterior length (m)	15.5	14.12
Tail height (m)	5	3.55
Fuselage diameter (m)	1.3	-
Wing span (m)	11.1	9.25
Wing tips	No Winglets	No Winglets