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  2. Harrier jump jet - Wikipedia

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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. The Harrier emerged as the only truly successful V/STOL ...

  3. McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II - Wikipedia

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    The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).

  4. Powered lift - Wikipedia

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    Powered-lift. A heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical take-off, vertical landing, and low-speed flight, which depends principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for the lift during these flight regimes and on non-rotating aerofoil(s) for lift during horizontal flight. —

  5. British Aerospace Harrier II - Wikipedia

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    The British Aerospace Harrier II is a second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) jet aircraft used previously by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and, between 2006 and 2010, the Royal Navy (RN). The aircraft was the latest development of the Harrier family, and was derived from the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.

  6. List of Harrier variants - Wikipedia

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    The Harrier GR.9 is an avionics and weapons upgrade of the standard GR.7. [1] GR.9A The Harrier GR.9A is an avionics and weapons upgrade of the uprated engined GR.7As. All GR.9s are capable of accepting the Mk 107 Pegasus engine to become GR.9As. [1] T.10 The Harrier T.10 is the original two seat training variant of the

  7. British Aerospace P.1216 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Rolls-Royce Pegasus - Wikipedia

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    Rolls-Royce Bristol Pegasus, engine of the vertical takeoff Harrier, in the Bristol Industrial Museum, England. Pegasus 1 (BE53-2) The two prototype engines were demonstrator engines which developed about 9,000 lbf (40 kN) on the test bed.

  9. Hawker Siddeley Harrier - Wikipedia

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    The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley.It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.