McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Entry Into service
1985-01-01
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- Name
- McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
- Manufacturer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Description
- The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).
- First Flight
- 1978-11-09
- Entry Into service
- 1985-01-01
- Service End
- 2026-06-03
- Designer
- McDonnell Douglas
- Length (m)
- 14.12
- Height (m)
- 3.55
- Cockpit Crew
- 1
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 1083
- Rate of Climb (m/s)
- 75
- Armament
- 1× General Dynamics GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-barreled rotary cannon mounted under-fuselage in the left pod, with 300 rounds of ammunition in the right pod; Hardpoints: 6× under-wing pylon and 1x under-fuselage stations holding up to 9,200 lb (4,200 kg) of payload:; ; CBU-100/Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster bombs (CBUs); Mark 81, 82, or 83 bombs of the Mark 80 bomb series; GBU-12 or GBU-16 las…
- Max Mach (Mach)
- 0.9
- National Origin
- United Kingdom
- Number Built
- 8
- Powerplant Description
- 1 × Rolls-Royce Pegasus F402-RR-408 (Mk 107) vectored-thrust turbofan, 105 kN thrust each
- Primary Users
- United States Marine Corps, Italian Navy , Spanish Navy
- Status
- In limited service
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 9.25
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 22.61
- Aircraft Engine
- Rolls-Royce Pegasus
- Number of Engines
- 1