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AV-8B HARRIER II (McDONNELL DOUGLAS, BAe)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  AV-8B

GENERAL DATA

Countries of Origin: USA, UK.
Similar Aircraft: Yak-38 Forger, Mirage F1, AMX.
Crew: One.
Role: VSTOL fighter, CAS.
Armament: Cannon, missiles, bombs, rockets, gun pods.
Dimensions: Length: 46 ft, 4 in (14.13 m). Span: 30 ft, 4 in (9.25 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: High-mounted, swept-back, and tapered, negative slant and blunt tips.

Engine(s): One vectored thrust turbofan mounted in the body. Large, semicircular air intakes that give the body a rounded appearance from the head-on view.

Fuselage: Thick, rounded, and tapering to a slender tail. Pointed nose and bubble canopy.

Tail: Fin swept-back and tapered with curved tip. Small step in the leading edge. Tail flats high-mounted on fuselage are swept-back with a negative slant and blunt tips. Pointed rear tail cone.

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