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US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway (cnn.com)
3 points by everybodyknows 11 days ago
3 comments
robthebrew 11 days ago
The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.
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zeristor 11 days ago
No mention of use of the Harrier in the Falklands War…

Strangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.

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robthebrew 11 days ago
Old guy meets older guy. Unless this coating was added way after the original Harriers were created.
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dlcarrier 11 days ago
Not that either the Harrier or F-35B are particularly useful, when configured for vertical takeoff.
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