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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 ...
Megaprojects on MSN

Plane That Could Stop a Soviet Tank

We trace the full story of the Harrier Jump Jet, from a Cold War concept born to survive nuclear runway strikes to its combat ...
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 ...
insider.si.edu

Tow Bar, Bristol-Siddeley Pegasus Mk. 5 Turbofan Engine

The Pegasus turbofan engine was developed under the NATO Mutual Weapons Development Program. The engine ran for the first time in 1959, and flight trials in the Hawker Siddeley P.1127 Kestrel ...