V/STOL
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A vertical and/or short take-off and landing aircraft is an airplane able to take off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are a subset of V/STOL craft that do
Spanish Navy AV-8B Harrier II at the RIAT 2023
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard a ship.
A Sea Harrier launches from the flight deck of HMS Illustrious in 2001
An RAF F-35B Lightning II demonstrating a vertical landing
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
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 XV-6A Kestrel in later USAF markings
Hawker Siddeley Harrier, in Spanish service