Harrier Jump Jet II Plus configuration) was delivered in December 2003, ending the Harrier production line. The Harrier Jump Jet, capable of taking off vertically, can only do so at less than its maximum loaded weight. In most cases, a short take off is performed, using forward speed to achieve aerodynamic lift, which uses fuel more economically than a vertical take off. On aircraft carriers, a ski-jump ramp is employed at the bow of the carrier to assist the aircraft in becoming airborne. Landings are typically performed very differently. Although a conventional landing is possible, the range of speeds at which this can
Business jet 1980s for business jets. The clean-sheet Learjet 45 took off on 7 October 1995. The is powered by two TFE731. 642 have been made since. Powered by two Williams FJ44, the Beechcraft Premier I light jet made its first flight on 22 December 1998. Nearly 300 had been made before the production stopped in 2013. In the opposite way of Bombardier, Embraer derived the Legacy 600 from the ERJ regional jet family. Powered by two Rolls-Royce AE 3007, the plane took off first on 31 March 2001. On 14 August 2001, the Bombardier Challenger 300 made its first flight. The