AV-8B+ Harrier II

Harrier 2
  • Crew: 1
  • Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
  • Primary Function: STOVL close-support
  • Unit Cost: $23,700,000
  • Inventory: 340+ total
  • Height: 11 feet, 7 inches
  • Length: 46.3 feet
  • Wingspan: 30.3 feet
  • Powerplant: Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 Pegasus Vectored-Thrust Turbofan
  • Thrust: 23,800 pounds
  • Maximum Takeoff Weight: 31,000 lb
  • Maximum Range: 900 nautical miles
  • Maximum Ceiling: above 50,000 feet (15 kilometers)
  • Maximum Speed: 550 knots (Mach .85)
  • Payload: 6x under-wing pylons and 1x under fuselage with a capacity of 9,200 pounds (4,200 kilograms)
  • Armament: One fuselage-mounted 25 mm gun system Standard Air-to-Ground (A/G) load: Six Mk 82, 500 pound bombs Standard Air-to-Air (A/A) load: Four AIM-9L/M Sidewinder missiles Provisions for carrying up to 9,000 pounds of ordnance on seven stations