"The Hidden History of America’s Harrier Jump Jets" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jun 2026 1:57 p.m. PST |
"Today, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated the end of more than half a century of Harrier ‘jump jet' operations with a sundown ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina. For more than 20 percent of the history of the republic, the British-originated jump jet helped to defend America. The story of how the U.S. military first got involved in the program is a little-known but fascinating one. Michael Pryce, who has worked on various aircraft projects, from the Harrier to the Tempest, explains, and, in the process, connects the dots between the AV-8 and its replacement with the Marine Corps, the F-35B Lightning II.
Right from the start, the Harrier had been of immense interest to Britain's ‘cousins' across the pond. In the 1950s, the threat of nuclear war led to the creation of jump jets, and NASA, plus the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Army soon found that developing rockets seemed easy in comparison to this new class of combat aircraft…"
link Armand |
| Tango01 | 05 Jun 2026 2:04 p.m. PST |
Another good day at TMP… Armand |
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