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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 ...
The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is welcoming a new aircraft, a former Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+, best known for its ability to do vertical takeoffs and landings, according to a ...
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The Harrier jet hover that left trees shaking below
A Harrier jet executed a low hover maneuver among the trees, demonstrating the aircraft’s unique vertical flight capability. The intense downwash and engine noise transformed a quiet landscape into a ...
The US Marine Corps is pressing ahead with incremental sensor and weapon enhancements to the Boeing AV-8B Harrier after more than nine months battling to overcome problems with the fighter's ...
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