Only the Harrier hovers, so only the Harrier needs such pronounced anhedral. In aeronautics, dihedral is the angle between the left and right…
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Military AviationWarbirds
Cool video shows Warbirds arriving at Joint Base Pearl Harbor aboard USS Essex for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII
by Dario Leone“Salute Their Service, Honor Their Hope” is the theme of the commemoration in Hawaii in recognition of the WWII veterans and…
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Military Aviation
How two VMA-214 AV-8B Harrier pilots helped Marines to win the battle for Saddam Hussein’s Azimiyah Palace and Imam Abu Hanifah Mosque during OIF
by Dario Leone‘I kept thinking to myself, ‘Don’t fuck this up, centre the pipper, keep it slewed on the target,’ Maj Mark Butler,…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
That time a USMC Harrier Pilot Performed an Emergency Landing without Nose Gear aboard USS Bataan
by Dario LeoneMahoney descended upon the cradle thanks to the unique AV-8B Harrier’s ability to take off and land vertically. But his position…
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During this mission the F-35B conducted an air strike in support of ground clearance operations, and the strike was deemed successful…
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Aviation HistoryLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
FORMER MARINE RELIVES SEPTEMBER 2012 RAID ON CAMP BASTION
by Dario Leone“We heard the first explosion, then a second and then a third. The Taleban was on base and we were under…
