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Revision as of 08:37, 11 September 2024
| This page is about the American jet fighter AV-8B Plus. For other versions, see Harrier (Family). |
Contents
Description
The AV-8B Plus Harrier is a rank VIII American strike aircraft with a battle rating of 13.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy".
General info
Flight performance
Air brakes
Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps
Max speed
at 0 m1 134 km/h
Turn time30 s
Max altitude12 192 m
EngineRolls-Royce F402-RR-408
TypeJet
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight14 t
Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.
| Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 1,126 | 1,119 | 12192 | 31.5 | 32.1 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 550 |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 1,137 | 648 | - | ___ | ___ | ~__ | ~__ |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < ___ | < ___ | < ___ | - |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||||
| Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 | 1 | 6,679 kg | 472 kg/m2 | ||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Gross Weight | |||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 13m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | ||
| 1,796 kg | Vectored-thrust low-bypass turbofan | 7,735 kg | 8,215 kg | 8,984 kg | 10,199 kg | 13,007 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | ||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 13m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | MGW |
| Stationary | 10,024 kgf | 10,840 kgf | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.06 | 0.83 |
| Optimal | 10,024 kgf (0 km/h) |
10,840 kgf (0 km/h) |
1.40 | 1.32 | 1.21 | 1.06 | 0.83 |
Survivability and armour
Flares/Chaff
Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar
Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear648 km/h
Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB3 868 → 5 624 
RB8 717 → 12 674
SB12 028 → 17 488
Total cost of modifications341 000 
518 000
Talisman cost3 200 
Crew training310 000
Experts1 100 000
Aces3 600
Research Aces1 350 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
80 / 290 / 530 %
256 / 256 / 256 %
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Armaments
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| CCIP (Guns) | CCIP (Rockets) | CCIP (Bombs) | CCRP (Bombs) | EEGS |
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Offensive armament
The AV-8B Plus is armed with:
- 180 x countermeasures
Suspended armament
The AV-8B Plus can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | .png) | |
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| 25 mm GAU-12/U cannons (300 rpg) | 1 | ||||||||
| 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 250 lb Mk 81 Snakeye bombs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 277 kg GBU-12 Paveway II bombs | 2* | 3* | 3* | 2* | |||||
| 1,092 lb GBU-16 Paveway II bombs | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | |||||
| Mk 77 mod 4 incendiary bombs | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets | 38 | 57 | 57 | 38 | |||||
| Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |||||
| AGM-65D missiles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| AGM-65G missiles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| AIM-120A missiles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| LITENING II targeting pod | 1* | ||||||||
| * The LITENING II pod must be equipped when carrying guided bombs | |||||||||
| Default weapon presets | |
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Usage in battles
Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).
Pros and cons
Pros:
- VTOL capability
- Equipped with AIM-120 air-to-air missiles
- Large number of payload options
- Hard-hitting gun, with SAPHEI, HVAP, and HEI rounds
Cons:
- Subsonic, cannot exceed Mach 1 in level flight
- Extremely limited ammo count for the autocannon
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| McDonnell Aircraft Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Jet Fighters | F2H-2 · F3H-2 |
| F-4C Phantom II · F-4E Phantom II · F-4J Phantom II · F-4S Phantom II | |
| F-15A · F-15C MSIP II · F-15E | |
| Strike Aircraft | AV-8B Plus · AV-8B (NA) |
| Helicopters | AH-6M |
| Export/Licensed | |
| Aircraft | ◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F · ◄F-4F KWS LV · Phantom FG.1 · Phantom FGR.2 · F-4J(UK) Phantom II · F-4EJ Phantom II · F-4EJ ADTW · Kurnass · Kurnass 2000 |
| F-15J · F-15J(M) · Baz · Baz Meshupar · F-15I Ra’am | |
| ▄AV-8B Plus | |
| Helicopters | Lahatut |
| The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation merged with Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Later it was merged with The Boeing Company in 1997. | |
| See Also | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| USA jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | |
| F9F | F9F-2 · F9F-5 · F9F-8 |
| F-80 | F-80A-5 · F-80C-10 |
| F-84 | F-84B-26 · F-84F · F-84G-21-RE |
| F-86 | F-86A-5 · F-86F-25 · F-86F-2 · F-86F-35 |
| F-89 | F-89B · F-89D |
| F-100 | F-100D |
| F-104 | F-104A · F-104C |
| F-4 | F-4C Phantom II · F-4E Phantom II · F-4J Phantom II · F-4S Phantom II |
| F-5 | F-5A · F-5C · F-5E · F-20A |
| F-8 | F8U-2 · F-8E |
| F-14 | F-14A Early · ▄F-14A IRIAF · F-14B |
| F-15 | F-15A · F-15C MSIP II · F-15E |
| F-16 | F-16A · F-16A ADF · F-16C |
| Other | P-59A · F2H-2 · F3D-1 · F3H-2 · F4D-1 · F11F-1 |
| Strike Aircraft | |
| FJ-4 | FJ-4B · FJ-4B VMF-232 |
| A-4 | A-4B · A-4E Early |
| A-7 | A-7D · A-7E · A-7K |
| AV-8 | AV-8A · AV-8C · AV-8B Plus · AV-8B (NA) |
| A-10 | A-10A · A-10A Late · A-10C |
| F-111 | F-111A · F-111F |
| Other | A-6E TRAM · F-105D · F-117 |
| Bombers | |
| B-57 | B-57A · B-57B |
