Sky Warriors:The AV-8B Harrier II

The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II is a family of second-generation vertical/short takeoff and landing or V/STOL ground-attack aircraft of the late 20th century. British Aerospace rejoined the project in the early 1980s, and it has been managed by Boeing/BAE Systems since the 1990s.

Developed from the earlier Hawker Siddeley Harriers, it is primarily used for light attack or multi-role tasks, typically operated from small aircraft carriers and large amphibious assault ships. Versions are used by several NATO countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, and the United States.

The aircraft is known as the AV-8B Harrier II in United States Marine Corps service and the Harrier GR7/GR9 in British service. Though it shares the designation letter-number with the earlier AV-8A/C Harrier, the AV-8B Harrier II was extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas. The AV-8A was a previous-generation Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A procured for the US Marine Corps. These models are commonly referred to as the "Harrier Jump Jet"

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[TurkishHistorian1923]

Good video !

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[Historystartsnow]

Thanks!

[TEHGROUND]

@lowlevelRAF :(

[MichaelCasanovaMusic]

i've always loved the Royal Navy's FRS 1

[lowlevelRAF]

@TEHGROUND I know I was there on their final flight at Cottesmore :(

[TEHGROUND]

@lowlevelRAF GR.7/9's got retired a couple months ago :(

[11deerkiller]

harriers har amazing thanks to there veritical lift offs

[twotailedavenger]

@gksk8monk

I don't care what they say, the F-35 will NEVER replace this. It's simply too expensive to mass produce.

[Robbob9933]

Wow, some video. With a whole seven seconds of AV-8B footage I am quite astounded at your handle. Aside from the seven seconds of AV-8B, there was 11 seconds of AV-8A. That leaves a whole 10 minutes of your AV-8B video dedicated to the Sea Harrier equivalant to the AV-8C with the Blue Fox radar.

[EMAN300]

The Harrier is soooo kewl. Tough one to fly, very stick and rudder. Takes a good pilot to excel in the harrier.

[JollyRodders]

Thanks USA for providing the funds to develop this aircraft. The British government were going to cancel it...Just like they did the TSR2..Criminal.

[nemochrysler]

awsome weapon!!!! great video man!!