US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway (cnn.com) 3 points by everybodyknows 1mo ago ↗ HN
[–] zeristor 1mo ago ↗ No mention of use of the Harrier in the Falklands War…Strangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.
[–] robthebrew 1mo ago ↗ The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.
[–] dlcarrier 1mo ago ↗ Not that either the Harrier or F-35B are particularly useful, when configured for vertical takeoff.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 20.7 ms ] threadStrangely I worked on plasma gun coatings on the fan blades for my pre-university engineering placement.