AV-8B Harrier II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a family of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing or V/STOL ground-attack aircraft of the late 20th century. It is primarily u...
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Harrier jets are remarkable. They can takeoff and fly like regular jets and also takeoff, hover and land like helicopters. ... Harriers do not need long runways to takeoff and land. In the future, many other jets will be V/STOL, too.
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www.gulture.com/jetpilot/hover.htm
www.gulture.com/jetpilot/hover.htm
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When the Harrier II was first flown in the fall of 1981, 21 years had elapsed since the original Hawker P.1127 first hovered in untethered flight. This basic design, only one of many promising concepts of the time, has weathered its growing up period and reached maturity in the AV-8B.
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www.history.navy.mil/planes/av8.htm
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This is the latest in the long line of Harrier 'Jump Jets' originating from the 1960s. The second-generation GR5 and GR7 versions replaced the original Harrier GR3s in the late 1980s / early 1990s in the offensive support role.
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www.sunnersberg.com/flygplan/harrier_gr7.htm
www.sunnersberg.com/flygplan/harrier_gr7.htm
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AV-8B Harrier ... The AV-8B Harrier is a single-seat, light attack aircraft that provides offensive air support to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). ... The improved version of the Harrier, known as the AV-8B, was manufactured in the United States by McDonnell Douglas under an agreement with the British...
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www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/av-8.h...
www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/av-8.htm
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Two AV8-B Harrier jets destroyed the building using precision-guided 500 lb. bombs. Multiple secondary explosions were observed by Coalition Forces after the strike. Nine terrorists were confirmed killed and one vehicle destroyed.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1485756/posts
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The defence secretary, John Reid, announced a u-turn today, confirming that a squadron of RAF Harrier fighter jets will stay in southern Afghanistan to support British troops. ... The six jump jets had been due to end their deployment at Kandahar air base in June but Mr Reid, who was visiting the air base today,
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www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/apr/25/politics.military
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No one should have to endure this, rules judge making order against RAF. ... The price of rural tranquility was set at almost £1m by a high court judge yesterday for a couple who complained that their lives had been ruined by RAF Harrier jets screaming over their 17th century manor house.
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www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,938224,00.html
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Headline: Iraq-US Relations / Britain / New Bomb / Iraqi Army / Desert Warfare / Harrier Jets ... (On board the USS Bataan: Lee Cowan) The US Marines’ Harrier jets, operating off the USS Bataan in the Persian Gulf, profiled; details given about the drawbacks that earned the planes the nickname “widow-maker”;
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openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/2003-3/2003-03-11-CBS-2.h...
openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/2003-3/2003-03-11-CBS-2.html
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