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Watch a $100 million fighter jet hover mid air like a helicopter

This $100 million fighter jet can fly at supersonic speeds and then suddenly stop to hover mid air. Using advanced lift ...
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This fighter jet learned to hover and nearly killed the pilots who flew it

The Harrier was not just a fighter jet that could hover — it was a constant engineering compromise balanced on the edge of disaster. Its rotating exhaust system let it defy gravity but left no margin ...