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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.
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Development of Harrier ‘jump jet’ ends with final flight at China Lake

A fire truck spraying a rainbow-making flume of water marked one of the final steps toward retirement of a storied Marine Corps attack jet. The torrent above the AV-8B Harrier taxiing on the tarmac at ...