";s:4:"text";s:2847:" Originally developed by UK manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s, the Harrier emerged as the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many attempted during that era, despite being a subsonic aircraft, unlike most of its competitors. While the P.1154 was being designed, Hawker had been busy developing the P.1127 into the Kestrel, with the help of funds from Britain, West Germany and the USA (initially from the US Army). During the 1960’s, the Hawker Siddeley Harrier or ‘Jump-Jet’ became the world’s only true VSTOL aircraft (vertical and / or short take-off and landing). ("A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time")Real World Background. David Xanatos also owns harrier jets, but they were in the shop at the time of the theft.
Macbeth owns two harrier jets, and Banquo and Fleance used them to land on the H.M.S.
Here’s how Germany tried to do it during the Cold War. Well, fortunately not. This of course led to the Harrier, the famous jump-jet which today remains in service with the United States, Spain, Italy and India. Picture from The Harrier Jump Jet is a truly remarkable aircraft, famous for being t… Reception. This extremely accurate Harrier Jump Jet provides the complete VTOL experience and features the RAF GR3 and the Royal Navy FRS1 in seven liveries from the Falklands war period. The latest variant of the AV-8B in operation is the Harrier II+, first introduced in 1993.