AV-8B Harrier II Showing the Insane Jump on Aircraft Carrier

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct deck landing qualification aboard the aircraft carrier. Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) of the West Coast will complete the transition to F-35 in 2023 while the East Coast will maintain the AV-8B Harrier II until 2028.

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.Aircraft carrier jump demonstration by the AV-8B Harrier II. The sole short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in the current inventory for the US military is the AV-8B Harrier II. The Harrier II’s 22,000 pounds of power allow it to hover like a helicopter and then take off like a jet at almost supersonic speeds.

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