US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway

3 points by everybodyknows 28 days ago | 4 comments

robthebrew 28 days ago |

The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.

zeristor 28 days ago |

No mention of use of the Harrier in the Falklands War…

Strangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.

robthebrew 28 days ago | |

Old guy meets older guy. Unless this coating was added way after the original Harriers were created.

dlcarrier 28 days ago |

Not that either the Harrier or F-35B are particularly useful, when configured for vertical takeoff.