The British Harrier revolutionized aviation with its vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Recognizing its potential, the U.S. Marine Corps collaborated with McDonnell Douglas and British ...

The AV-8B Harrier II is Born. ... Compared to earlier Harriers, the AV-8B’s cockpit offered a much-improved field of vision thanks to a single-piece wraparound bubble canopy.

That contrast was illustrated for Anthony Singleton, integrated program team leader for Marine Corps Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205), upon hearing of a shipboard squadron ready-room where a ...

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Plus Harrier II, known as the Jump Jet, has flown its final flight and will be on display at an ...

The simulator is a fully functional AV-8B Harrier cockpit used to train operational pilots. The device provides tactics training to Marine AV-8B aviators, in both basic and advanced flight ...

The AV-8B is a key component of the Marine Corps’ “all STOVL force” concept, allowing Marines to be supported in austere conditions in expeditionary environments. 22,000 pounds of thrust ...

End of an Era: The AV-8B Harrier Prepares for Its Final Mission. ... papers flying as a high school kid hops out of the cockpit. “It sure beats the bus,” he quips. ...

On Oct. 27, 2011, the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) celebrated the 20th anniversary of the GRUPAER (Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati), the squadron flying the Italian AV-8B+ Harriers. During the ceremony ...

While on a May 6, 2016 low-altitude training mission off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, the pilot of a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet heard three distinct "thumps." Moments later, he learned his ...