and variants of the British Aerospace Sea Harrier such as the FRS.51. The F-35 Lightning II is currently the only jet in production that can hover, similar to the Harriers before their production ...

The AV-8B Harrier, known informally as the Harrier jump jet, is the latest iteration in a series of VSTOL aircraft that was first developed in the 1960s. Originally manufactured by the UK’s ...

Still, there have been downsides with the Harrier. The complexity of the platform, notably with the nozzles and hover ...

Now a test pilot with Britain's main weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, he has become the first pilot ever to take off and land vertically in a jump jet equipped with the aircraft's unique lift ...

22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds. Like every aircraft in the Marine fleet, this aircraft is ...