Harrier Jump Jet two systems are fully interlinked but air is not supplied to the reaction control valves during conventional wingborne flight. Harrier Jump Jet The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier Jump Jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Named after a bird of prey, it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s. The Harrier emerged as the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many attempted during that era, despite being a subsonic aircraft, unlike most of its competitors. It was conceived to operate from improvised bases,
Business jet of the long range Global Express family and of the Bombardier CRJ regional airliners. The 1000th Challenger has entered service in 2015. On 30 May 1979 took off the clean-sheet MTOW Cessna Citation III powered by two TFE731, basis of the larger Citation X. The Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond made its first flight on 29 August 1978. The MTOW jet was powered by two JT15D. 950 have been produced, it was renamed Beechjet 400 then Hawker 400. The 1980s only saw the introduction of derivatives and no major new design. Also there was an advent of fractional ownership in the late