AV-8B Harrier II Showing the Insane Jump on Aircraft Carrier

AV-8B Harrier II Showing the Insane Jump Over Aircraft Carrier. The AV-8B Harrier II is the U.S. military’s only short takeoff, vertical landing jet aircraft in current inventory. 22,000 pounds of thrust enable the Harrier II to hover like a helicopter, and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds.