Harrier Jump Jet
TypeVTOL aircraft
OriginBritain
Era1969
UsersHawker Siddeley
About Harrier Jump Jet
The first operational vertical takeoff and landing jet. Could operate from small clearings and roads, not just runways. Proved devastating in the Falklands War. The vectoring nozzles required extraordinary piloting skill. The Marine Corps adopted it as the AV-8.