Jump Jet - the Secret History of the Harrier. 27/8/26 "A superb book" @rorysutherland "As exciting and bizarre as the Harrier itself" @Hush_Kit Pre order:
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Ralph Hooper, 1926-2022, designer of the Harrier.
He was the first aircraft designer I ever met, and Britain's greatest ever one. RIP. #Harrier
youtu.be/W8KxWYBOlQQ
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Happy Birthday to the Harrier!
On 21st October 1960 Bill Bedford, one leg in plaster after a car crash, climbed into Hawker P.1127 XP831 at Dunsfold, pushed the throttle, and made history.
Read the story behind it in my book, Jump Jet, out now. Jumpjetpenguin.com
ALT Hawker P.1127 at Dunsfold. Image copyright BAE Systems, used with permission.
Happy Birthday to the Harrier!
On 21st October 1960 Bill Bedford, one leg in plaster after a car crash, climbed into Hawker P.1127 XP831 at Dunsfold, pushed the throttle, and made history.
Read the story behind it in my book, Jump Jet, out now. Jumpjetpenguin.com
ALT Hawker P.1127 at Dunsfold. Image copyright BAE Systems, used with permission.
Mike Pryce retweeted
🇮🇹 Nice shot showing an Italian Air Force F-35B Lightning II and a pair of Italian Navy AV-8B Harrier II+ aircraft flying in formation past the carrier Cavour during exercise Neptune Strike 26.
✈️⚓From sea to sky! F-35B jets from the 🇮🇹 Italian Navy and Air Force conducted long-range missions during #NeptuneStrike 26. Fifth-generation air power meets maritime operations, strengthening Allied interoperability, readiness and deterrence. 💪#ArcticSentry #EasternSentry
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"The Harrier was easy to fly, and also easy to crash" Chris Roberts, test pilot.
Much more from him in my book - Jumpjetpenguin.com
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Pilots, pioneers, and the pursuit of discovery. Check out the latest issue of Air & Space Quarterly, now available to read for free on our website: s.si.edu/4k5H6av
ALT Cover of Air & Space Quarterly Fall 2026 issue featuring a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet in flight. The background is a clear blue sky. Text highlights the jet's final sorties after 41 years in service.
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Part of the Harrier was designed in the same place the new @Tesla Roadster was.
@elonmusk even wants to fly a proper supersonic jump jet. Maybe that's next?
Read about it in my book. Free sample on Amazon: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX3226B5
Part of the Harrier was designed in the same place the new @Tesla Roadster was.
@elonmusk even wants to fly a proper supersonic jump jet. Maybe that's next?
Read about it in my book. Free sample on Amazon: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX3226B5
Mike Pryce retweeted
The Jumping Jeep
Made real by @tesla
In the 60s Thunderbirds were go, and they were going to go vertically.
To find out what happened see link 👇
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFoOr…
Mystery unlabelled exhibit at @RAFMUSEUM Hendon. Wooden wind-tunnel model of roadable aircraft/flying car - but with what looks like a machine-gun cupola at the front? Any ideas hive-mind? #avgeek
The Jumping Jeep
Made real by @tesla
In the 60s Thunderbirds were go, and they were going to go vertically.
To find out what happened see link 👇
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFoOr…
1980s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
Now available as a car.
youtu.be/dy_qly4yHuM?is=5I_b…
Mike Pryce retweeted
What makes the Cold War aircraft hall of fame in 3000? We asked an Air Marshal, an ex-SR-71 pilot and our fav writers to pick the era’s defining aircraft. With @MichaelJPryce @Chopsyturvey @guardianglancey
Read here: hushkit.substack.com/p/we-fi…
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One week today - online and in person tickets are free. xitter.cf/MichaelJPryce/status/2…
Come and join me as we delve behind the secrets of the Harrier jump jet, then go look at the first prototype after.
imperial.ac.uk/events/211613…
One week today - online and in person tickets are free. xitter.cf/MichaelJPryce/status/2…
Come and join me as we delve behind the secrets of the Harrier jump jet, then go look at the first prototype after.
imperial.ac.uk/events/211613…
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It’s the year 3000, and only 10 aircraft can enter the Cold War Hangar of Fame. We’ve consulted authors Joe Coles, Michael Pryce & Jonathan Glancey, plus an Air Chief Marshal and a pilot of history’s fastest spy plane! Two spaces are yours! hushkit.substack.com/p/we-fi…
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This is 🔥🔥🔥 - read it!
It’s the year 3000, and only 10 aircraft can enter the Cold War Hangar of Fame. We’ve consulted authors Joe Coles, Michael Pryce & Jonathan Glancey, plus an Air Chief Marshal and a pilot of history’s fastest spy plane! Two spaces are yours! hushkit.substack.com/p/we-fi…