Comments on: vtol fighter jet

By: chaingunner

chaingunner — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:21:18 +0000

For most of USS Tarawa’s 05-06 deployment I was the gun mount captain of a gun mount located right under spot 7 and a half, which is where harriers (among other things) landed. These fuckers are LOUD.

By: MrPsychic

MrPsychic — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:59:03 +0000

Seconds before it loses control and crashes…. The Harrier has just a horrific safety record.

By: jose_lucca

jose_lucca — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:58:34 +0000

it is a AV-8 (not sure what variant) belonging to the USMC. You can tell from the color and the markings on the nose/tail as well as the airframe. The Brits/Indians (the other users of the Harrier) have no such markings and they use the Sea Harrier which has slight structural differences.

By: natedog

natedog — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:26:17 +0000

it’s farting

By: SwiftIcarus

SwiftIcarus — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:59:08 +0000

Yes this is a Harrier Jet although I can’t see any country markings on it. This jet is the mainstay of the Royal Navy’s carrier fleet but will soon be replaced with the Lockheed-Martin JSF. Also it’s not a true VTOL since when loaded with arms it can’t take of vertically and so is a STOVL.

By: parasitegod

parasitegod — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:28:46 +0000

Looks like a harriet jet to me. ALthugh something about i screams different, but there are only a few VTOL, i do believe. And they all look different.