Hawker Siddeley Harrier
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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 reconnaissan
AV-8S Matador in flight
Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel in later USAF markings
AV-8C Harrier taking off from an amphibious transport dock ship
An RAF Harrier GR.1, on loan to the USMC, displaying its underside with a full load of bombs
Harrier jump jet
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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. Named after the bird of prey, it was o
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
…aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era. It was the first of the Harrier series of aircraft, being developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic…
A Harrier II in hover with downward jet exhaust
Underside view of the first prototype P.1127. The rotating jet nozzles were a key design element of its VTOL capability
Hawker Siddeley Harrier, in Spanish service