~~~~~~~OPERATIONAL AT HIGHEST SETTINGS~~~~~~~
(Designed and Test on iPad)

Detacher 1 = Wing gear jettison
Detacher 2 & 3 = Air-to-surface missiles

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier Jump Jet family. Capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL), the aircraft was designed in the late 1970s as an Anglo-American development of the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational V/STOL aircraft. Named after a bird of prey, it is primarily employed on light attack or multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of ground troops to armed reconnaissance. The AV-8B is used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the Spanish Navy, and the Italian Navy.

Following the withdrawal of the UK participation due to budgetary constraints, McDonnell Douglas extensively redesigned the earlier AV-8A Harrier to create the AV-8B. While retaining the general layout of its predecessor, the aircraft incorporates a new wing, an elevated cockpit, a redesigned fuselage, one extra hardpoint per wing, and other structural and aerodynamic refinements.

Typically operated from small aircraft carriers, large amphibious assault ships and simple forward operating bases, AV-8Bs have participated in numerous military and humanitarian operations, proving themselves versatile assets. US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf named the USMC Harrier II as one of the seven most important weapons of the Gulf War. The aircraft took part in combat during the Iraq War beginning in 2003. The Harrier II has served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan since 2001, and was used in Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya in 2011.

Wearing the amphibious camouflage paint job of the USMC, this bird of prey is ready for any mission. She performs great and is loaded with four air-to-surface JDAM missiles.

Because she has forward thrusters as well as VTOL nozzles, this replica is intended to perform short take off and landings. It has VTOL capabilities, but the maneuver should only be performed by expert pilots as it is can be difficult.