Join Wings Over the Rockies Curator Stewart Bailey as we welcome a new addition to the museum’s collection: the AV-8B Harrier II . This British subsonic, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) light attack aircraft, known as the “Jump Jet”, is one of the most unique planes ever built. We'll meet a former Harrier pilot who flew the jet for its final flight, learn what components are removed or modified during the demilitarization process, and follow the Harrier’s journey through the streets o

Harrier GR.7 Waddington 2001 | Airshow World

BAe Harrier GR.9A ZG477 at RAFM Hendon. Beginning life in 1990 as a GR.7, she was grounded alongside her peers on 15th December 2010 just ahead of the disbanding of Joint Force Harrier in January 2011. Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR kicked off 60 days later - no comment 😉#Harrier #defencereview #VTOL #aviationphotography #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Throwback Thursday The RAF British Aerospace Harrier II GR9 demo returned to the Royal International Air Tattoo in 2010 after a several-year absence. Little did anyone know at the time that it would also be the last RAF Harrier demo at RIAT. Flt Lt Steve Kenworthy was presented with the "Sir Douglas Bader Trophy" for his flying demonstration in the Harrier GR9 of IV (R) Squadron. #throwbackthursday #tbt #aviation #aviationphotography #airshow | Norman Graf Aviation Photography

895K views · 12K reactions | The AV-8B Harrier II was developed by a team comprised of McDonnell Douglas, British Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce. Back in the 90s this aircraft cost almost 30 million dollars. Or, 7 million Pepsi points! | Interesting Engineering | Facebook