Harrier Jump Jet, often
referred to as just 'the Jump
Jet', covers a series of a
military VSTOL jet aircraft.
It is capable of
vertical/short takeoff and
landing (V/STOL) via thrust
vectoring and is the only
truly successful design of
this type from the many that
arose in the 1960s.There are
four main versions of the
Harri
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Harrier Jump Jet, often
referred to as just 'the Jump
Jet', covers a series of a
military VSTOL jet aircraft.
It is capable of
vertical/short takeoff and
landing (V/STOL) via thrust
vectoring and is the only
truly successful design of
this type from the many that
arose in the 1960s.There are
four main versions of the
Harrier Jump Jet.Hawker
Siddeley Harrier - 1st
generation Harrier, also known
as the AV-8A Harrier. British
Aerospace Sea Harrier -
Maritime strike/air defence
fighter aircraft. Boeing/BAE
Systems AV-8B Harrier II - 2nd
generation Harrier. BAE
Systems/Boeing Harrier II -
British variant of the 2nd
generation Harrier. The F-35
Lightning IIdescended from
the X-35 of the Joint Strike
Fighter (JSF) programis a
single-seat, single-engined
military strike fighter, a
multi-role aircraft that can
perform close air support,
tactical bombing, and
air-to-air combat. Its
development is being funded by
the United States, the United
Kingdom, and other partner
governments. It is being
designed and built by an
aerospace industry team led by
Lockheed Martin and major
partners BAE Systems and
Northrop Grumman. Demonstrator
aircraft flew in 2000; a
production model first took
flight on 15 December 2006.

Category Autos & Vehicles

Tags Jet, jump, lightning, harrier, f-35, II