Warplanes brings and introduces you a finely handcrafted AV-8B Harrier airplane model made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling to its original form. Our highly skilled master craftsmen painstakingly and passionately worked on the AV-8B Harrier scale model airplane’s details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original airplane.
The AV-8B Harrier model airplane’s paint scheme and markings are extremely accurate and precise, depicting the true original AV-8B Harrier model airplane. Like all other airplane models, the AV-8B Harrier replica comes complete with fuselage, wings and glass cockpit and other intricate parts. It also comes with a sturdy, durable base with a chrome steel support mounting rod or you can have our variable pitch wall mount accessory, allowing your AV-8B Harrier scale model aircraft to be displayed either hanging on the wall or the ceiling for an added effect. This top-quality AV-8B Harrier model plane will surely mesmerize anyone who receives this elegant desktop display as a gift.
AV-8B Harrier History:
The AV-8B Harrier is a single-seat, ground-attack V/STOL aircraft designed to replace the AV-8A and the A-4M light attack aircraft. The United States Marine Corps requirement for a V/STOL light attack force has been well documented since the late 1950's. Combining tactical mobility, responsiveness, reduced operating cost and basing flexibility, both afloat and ashore, V/STOL aircraft are particularly well-suited to the special combat and expeditionary requirements of the Marine Corps. The aircraft is known as the AV-8B Harrier II in USMC service and the Harrier GR7/GR9 in British service. Though it shares the designation letter-number with the earlier AV-8A/C Harrier, the AV-8B Harrier II was extensively redesigned by McDonnell Douglas.
The main mission of the AV-8B Harrier II is ground attack and combat air patrol. The Harrier II can hover midair or fly near supersonic speed. It can also operate from sea bases, all classes of carriers, amphibious assault ships and shore facilities. The AV-8B was designed with a larger-area carbon-fiber supercritical wing, a completely revised and raised cockpit, and advanced aerodynamic devices. The first production AV-8B aircraft was delivered in November 1983. Deliveries of night-attack Harrier IIs began in September 1989. The U.S. Marine Corps received its first Harrier II Plus aircraft in July 1993, and its first remanufactured Harrier II Plus in January 1996. During the 42 days of combat, 86 Harrier IIs flew 3,380 combat sorties, 4,112 combat hours, and delivered more than six million pounds of ordnance.
*Alteration on the design such as change of paint schemes and markings or embodied features on our models occurs at any time. Detachable stand is included with the model which may vary from the photo.
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