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The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Named after a bird of prey , [ 1 ] it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s.
BAe test pilots cleared the aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias for Harrier operations in July 1989. The carrier, which replaced the World War II-era Dédalo, has a 12° ski-jump ramp. [138] [139] It was originally planned that the first unit to operate the aircraft would be the 8 a Escuadrilla.
An AV-8B Harrier II Plus from the Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias prepares to land. YAV-8B Two prototypes converted in 1978 from existing AV-8A airframes (BuNo 158394, 158395). [1] AV-8B Harrier II "Day Attack" variant. 4 full scale development (FSD) aircraft were built in 1982, followed by 162 production aircraft, built 1983–1989.
The British Aerospace (BAe) P.1216 was a planned Advanced Short Take Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) supersonic aircraft from the 1980s. It was designed by the former Hawker design team at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England that created the Harrier family of aircraft.
Sustainable fuel. Engines are among the most crucial components in a supersonic plane, as they need to propel the aircraft faster than normal airliners, requiring a different design.
Supersonic aviation startup Exosonic shut down in November after five years in business. The California-based startup was working on faster-than-sound jets for commercial and military use.
American Airlines on Tuesday said that it will buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom that can carry passengers at twice the speed of today’s fastest commercial aircraft.
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft