Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II Plus Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) Strike Aircraft.
1 x Rolls-Royce Pegasus Mk 105 (F402-RR-408) vectored-thrust turbofan engine delivering 23,500lbf of horizontal thrust.
Propulsion
665 mph
1,070 kph | 578 kts
Max Speed
50,000 ft
15,240 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling
1,367 miles
2,200 km | 1,188 nm
Operational Range
14,700 ft/min
4,481 m/min
Rate-of-Climb