page_title: Blue Vixen
section_title: Development aircraft used
hierarchical_section_title: Blue Vixen / Development aircraft used
caption_attribution_description: English: The second of two Blue Vixen trails aircraft at RAF St Athan.
context_page_description: Blue Vixen was a British airborne radar designed and built for the Royal Navy by Ferranti Defence Systems, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the primary radar of later models of the British Aerospace Sea Harrier, replacing the Ferranti Blue Fox used on earlier models of the Harrier.
context_section_description: Two British Aerospace 125 aircraft were used for the flight trial's program. The first (XW930 serial number 25009) was a Series 1 aircraft which had previously been used by the CAFU (Civil Aviation Flying Unit) before it was absorbed into the Royal Aircraft Establishment. It was equipped with a modified nose and carried out the initial development work. This was joined by the dedicated trials aircraft (a series 600 serial number 256059 registered ZF130), fitted with a replica of the Sea Harrier cockpit at the co-pilot's station as well as a Sidewinder acquisition round on a pylon beneath the starboard wing.
caption: Blue Vixen trials aircraft ZF130 owned by Allaero at MOD St Athan 2002
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