In cruise mode, the Harrier flies just like a normal jet. At slow speeds, it's a lot more complicated. Pilots can aim the nozzles downward to generate lift, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to ...

The Sea Harrier was crucial to the UK in the 1982 Air War in South America. One cannot speak of Margaret Thatcher, who passed away on Apr. 8, 2013, ...

The Harrier jet makes its final flight - from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. But the plane's early retirement as a result of defence spending cuts remains controversial, writes Carl Dinnen.

We’ve actually got one of those sitting in the car park of Dyson’s HQ: The Harrier Jump Jet. It sits there as an inspiration to Dyson engineers, but also as a reminder of what happens when you ...

It may be easy for the average av-geek to look the other way at the Harrier Jump Jet's less-than-stellar safety record. All the sneers and quips about it being three times more likely to crash ...

The Marines’ biggest wartime off-base Harrier operation, in 1991 during Desert Storm, was supported by 45 8,000-gallon tanker trucks, and the F-35B is more than twice the Harrier’s size.

A lightweight "simple fix" designed by researchers at the University of Dayton Research Institute to resolve a problematic jet engine ring has proven successful in real-use testing. This fix, designed ...

A Harrier jump jet has been hung from the roof of Tate Britain like a "trussed up bird", and a Jaguar parked upside-down on the floor in the central London gallery's latest exhibition.

The Harrier jet makes its final flight - from RAF Cottesmore in Rutland. But the plane's early retirement as a result of defence spending cuts remains controversial, writes Carl Dinnen.