U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney had just taken off from the USS Bataan in his AV-8B Harrier jet when he discover something alarming: The front landing gear had malfunctioned. However ...

Footage recently resurfaced of an AV-8B Harrier landing on the USS Bataan without its nose gear. After experiencing a front landing gear malfunction, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney had to ...

Capt. William Mahoney, left, receives the Air Medal from Col. William R. Dunn for actions during an aircraft malfunction while deployed with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) as ...

900 nm The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. Originally flown in the late 1960s, the Harrier has undergone a series ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on AV-8 Harrier, the worlds first full production vertical take off and landing aircraft. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily ...

The Harrier Jump Jet combines the speed of a ... Everything from instructions on fixing the landing gear, to gas-turbine jet-engine starters, and wiring diagrams. "We started following the ...

A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet pilot made an incredible aircraft carrier landing without his front landing gear, setting the ... smooth landing of his AV-8B Harrier on the on the deck of the ...

STOVL fighters like Harrier and F35B transform the strategic ... allowing the F-35B to operate from smaller ships, austere landing strips, and even damaged runways. Picture this: a sleek, angular ...

The Harrier stops moving forward and, after a couple of seconds, starts to move backwards, as we had selected the reverse gear. Hovering before landing vertically on the STOVL strip. (Image credit ...