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How the AV-8B Harrier “Jump Jet” Revolutionized Vertical Takeoff Technology
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.
Today, only one Marine squadron still flies the Harrier II: VMA-223 "Bulldogs," a unit created in 1942 during World War II ...
If you're not a connoisseur, it can be difficult to distinguish the difference between similar models of TV, smartphone, or vehicle. Take airplanes, for instance. Many couldn't tell a Boeing 747-400 ...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Sept. 11, 2010) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced) takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The Kearsarge ...
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Top 10: The best vertical take-off warplanes
Runways are undesirable locations for military aircraft. Being tied to miles of concrete gives jet aircraft a built-in vulnerability as well as restricting their flexibility. At sea, it is extremely ...
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