US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway(www.cnn.com)
3 pointsby everybodyknows7 hours ago3 comments
  • dlcarrier2 hours ago
    Not that either the Harrier or F-35B are particularly useful, when configured for vertical takeoff.
  • zeristor7 hours 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.

    • robthebrew7 hours ago
      Old guy meets older guy. Unless this coating was added way after the original Harriers were created.
  • robthebrew7 hours ago
    The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.