AV-8B Harrier Cockpit View : Take-Off + Vertical Landing on Aircraft Carrier!

AV-8B Harrier Cockpit View : Take-Off Vertical Landing on Aircraft Carrier! The AV-8B Harrier II (American designation) or Harrier GR.5 (the English designation) is the second generation of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. Its development was initiated in the late 1970s by the United States, joined quickly by the United Kingdom, which had designed the initial version. The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier Jump Jet family. Capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL), the aircraft was designed in the late 1970s as an Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational V/STOL aircraft. Named after a bird of prey,[8] it is primarily employed on light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground troops to armed reconnaissance. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USM