Aviation Wall on MSN
This fighter jet learned to hover and nearly killed the pilots who flew it
The Harrier was not just a fighter jet that could hover — it was a constant engineering compromise balanced on the edge of disaster. Its rotating exhaust system let it defy gravity but left no margin ...
Mike Barnett Aviation on MSN
Watch this jet go straight up like a rocket - and it isn’t a helicopter
Long before the Harrier became famous, Britain was already testing a jet that could take off vertically and hover in place. The Short SC.1 used multiple downward-facing jets to lift itself straight ...
The AV-8B Harrier is now nearly retired—but its mission profile will live on in the F-35B Lightning II, which shares many of the same capabilities. The AV-8B Harrier remains one of the most instantly ...
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