AV-8B Harrier II Vertical Take Off - Andrews AFB 2007 JSOH

© 2007 Christopher J. Madeira. All Rights Reserved.

AV-8B Harrier II at the 2007 Joint Services Open House, Andrews AFB, Maryland.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Fighter
• Jet
• AV-8B
• Harrier
• Vertical
• Take
• Off
• VTOL

[toothpick587]

just think how far we have come from the Wright Brothers in just 100 years! its insane!

[theredraven]

All? The B-2 & F-117 are British? The F-22 is British? The Mig & Sukhoi families are British? The F-14 is British? The Draken, Viggen & Gripen are British? The Phantom was British even though we bought it from the US and stuck crappier engines in? The X-1 & X-15 are British? The B-1B is British? I appreciate your enthusiasm for our once great air industry but it's not like we are the only ones who built groundbreaking aircraft in the world. Oh and you left out the TSR 2 ;)

[napalm4574]

that drinks fuel!!

[rufust1975]

@ALLERTORLOVER69 The Harrier has a vectored thrust system - a large proportion of the engine thrust can be directed anywhere from straight back to just past (I think about ten degrees) straight down.

It means that if the directional thrust is applied slightly forward but mostly down, pushing the plane up and backwards, while the non-directional component pushes it forwards. The forwards and backwards thrust cancel out and the plane goes straight up.

It's a great plane.

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

@theredraven yeah but the brittish wouldnt have them if it wasnt for two americans. orvil and wilbur wright

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

its pretty sweet how they do that

[TheLiquidKnight]

R.I.P the Harrier. :-(

[TheLiquidKnight]

@toothpick587 Just think the Harrier is fifty year old design.

[braydenmartindale]

Could this be what people are seeing for the UFO sightings? I have heard lots about a "object floating in a single spot, then flying away forward at incredible speed" hrmmm....

[DiegusMaximusMS]

yup, 7 killstreak

[IMakeYourVideosHD]

gta sa

[MovieMad007]

British design!!! British Invention! One amazing British development!