AV-8B Harrier Demo

The U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Demo is one of the most unique military aircraft demonstrations in the world.  The Harrier is the only military jet with a full vertical take off and landing capability. It is able to hover like a helicopter and then blast forward like a jet at near-supersonic speeds.  The AV-8B Harrier Demo begins with several conventional high speed and low speed passes and then culminates when it comes to a hover with near zero forward movement.  The pilot performs a 360 degree slow rotation of the jet, then vertically climbs and transitions the engines back to conventional flight mode and speeds off like it never stopped.