Despite various design refinements in the AV8-B, the updated Harrier is still regarded as difficult to fly. The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet ... 8B was first delivered to ...

Designed to operate where traditional jets couldn’t, the Harrier II brought vertical takeoff and landing capabilities to the front lines. Its rotating nozzles, rugged airframe, and impressive payload ...

Now the British military’s doctrine employed the Harrier in a way very similar to what the Marines had in mind so with a few upgrades, their new jump-jet was right at home on the amphibious ...

900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series ...

The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, offers visitors a remarkable immersion into the history of flight.

The F-35 is to replace most other fighter and ground attack aircraft, including the F-16, F-18, and A-10, as well as tthe Harrier "jump-jet" under the command of the Marine Corps. If you want an ...

Now a test pilot with Britain's main weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, he has become the first pilot ever to take off and land vertically in a jump jet equipped with the aircraft's unique lift ...