Harrier family

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The Harrier family is a series of British-designed military jet aircraft renowned for their vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities, enabling operations from short or improvised airstrips and aircraft carriers.

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Harrier family canonical 3

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instanceOf aircraft family
military jet aircraft series
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedBy Hawker Siddeley
designedFor operations from forward operating bases
operations from improvised airstrips
operations from small aircraft carriers
developedFrom Hawker Siddeley Kestrel
linked to: Hawker P.1127

Hawker Siddeley P.1127
linked to: Hawker P.1127
firstFlight 1960s
hasCapability V/STOL
short takeoff and landing
vertical takeoff and landing
includes AV-8A Harrier
AV-8B Harrier II
Harrier GR.1
Harrier GR.3
Harrier GR.5
Harrier GR.7
Harrier GR.9
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Sea Harrier
Sea Harrier FA2
Sea Harrier FRS.1
TAV-8B Harrier II
linked to: AV-8B Harrier II
manufacturer BAE Systems
Boeing
British Aerospace
Hawker Siddeley
McDonnell Douglas
notableConflict Bosnian War
Falklands War
Gulf War
Iraq War
notableFeature ability to operate from aircraft carriers
ability to operate from short airstrips
vectored thrust nozzles
powerplant Pegasus turbofan engine
role attack aircraft
fighter-bomber
usedBy Indian Air Force
Italian Navy
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
Spanish Navy
United States Marine Corps
usedFor close air support
ground attack
reconnaissance

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Sea Harrier variantOf Harrier family
subject linked to: Sea Harrier fighter aircraft
Hawker P.1127 category Harrier family
Hawker Siddeley Harrier partOfFamily Harrier family