Autocar on MSN

A pilot explains why the Harrier jet is brilliant

We spoke to former Harrier pilot Paul Tremelling to find out the deal with the Harrier ‘Jump-jet’. Over to Paul: The trouble ...
Stars and Stripes

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 ...
SlashGear

Where Was The Legendary Harrier Jump Jet Made And Who Made It?

The Harrier Jump Jet is one of the most iconic fighter jets to enter service, and its incredible capabilities — one of which is to take off and land vertically — is one of the reasons why it had such ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN

End of an era: The Dust Devils and one final homage to the Harrier

This fall, the “Dust Devils” of the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the AV-8B Harrier’s decades-long testing ...
Military.com

As the Marine Corps Says Goodbye to Decades-Old Jet, Its Maintainers Hit the Fleet for the Last Time

The Marine Corps is saying goodbye to a decades-old jet, and Marines who work on its engine will soon enter the fleet for the last time. The AV-8B Harrier II jet has been in service since the 1980s, ...
autoevolution

Could've Had a Harrier: The Story of the Ryan XV-5 Vertifan, a Failed American V/STOL

Looking back at the envy with which the United States viewed Great Britain's Harrier Jump Jet, you'll find a humorous little anecdote from the early years of NATO. The Harrier was so incredible in its ...