Representing, arguably, the greatest breakthroughs in aircraft technology, the Harrier was the first VSTOL-capable (vertical/short takeoff and landing) jet in the ...

1. Harrier II
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2. Harrier
Role V/STOL ground-attack aircraft
Nation origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Hawker Siddeley
First flight 28 December 1967 (Harrier)
Introduction 1 April 1969
Status Retired
Primary users Royal Air Force, US Marine Corps
Spanish Navy Royal Thai Navy
Produced 1967-1970
Number built 278
Developed into British Aerospace Sea Harrier

3. AV-8B Harrier II
• Role V/STOL ground-attack aircraft
• National origin United States / United Kingdom
• Manufacturer McDonnell Douglas / British Aerospace Boeing /
BAE Systems
• First flight YAV-8B: 9 November 1978AV-8B: November 5,
1981
• Introduction January 1985
• Status In service
• Primary users United States Marine Corps Italian Navy Spanish Navy
• Produced 1981– 2003
• Number built AV-8B: 337
• Program cost US$6.5 billion (1987)
• Unit cost US$24–30 million (1996)
• Developed from Hawker Siddeley Harrier
• Variants British Aerospace Harrier II

4. Capability
• Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft
are a subset of V/STOL craft that do not
require runways at all
• AV-8B HARRIER II 22000 pounds of thrust
allow the Harrier II to both hover like a
helicopter and blast forward like a jet at near-
supersonic speeds. With the ability to attack
anywhere, the Harrier forces the enemy to
defend everywhere.

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