The goal was to obtain a McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II fighter jet. It was part of a promotion from soft drink maker Pepsi, where for various points consumers could claim a variety of prizes ...
Nottinghamshire played a key role in developing the Harrier jump jet, which came into British military service in 1969 The 50th anniversary of a revolutionary aircraft has been marked at an event ...
22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic ... 35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
While fighter jets are iconic symbols of aviation and critical ... When the British unveiled the Harrier GR.1 in 1967 – a “jump jet” capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL ...
A veteran Royal Navy pilot of the Falklands conflict has made the first hovering test flight in a United States prototype of an advanced strike aircraft being developed to replace the Harrier jump ...
The company released a TV commercial for the promotion that ended with the claim that 7 million points would allow a Harrier fighter jet worth about $23 million to be redeemed. The only problem ...
Sean Bell enjoyed a first career in the RAF where he flew Harrier fighter jets from land and sea, and served on numerous staff appointments in the Ministry of Defence and overseas. In addition ...