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 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.

The USSR wanted its own jump jet, and developed the Yakovlev Yak-38. The platform was meant to mimic the Harrier, but the Yak-38 did not survive the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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 ...

Somerset England, - October 9, 2007 - Durell Games has released Harrier Attack II for Windows, a unique arcade, action, and strategy game that puts you in control of a Harrier vertical takeoff jet.

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 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.