AV-8B+ Harrier II, Italian Navy, Jesolo Air Show 2025, Italy

Beneath the surface airborne and on the ground with special forces Here they come ladies and gentlemen We welcome the Italian Navy's fighter jets One of the pilots taking off on this incredible aircraft We're about to witness a display of power from our fighters Here is the opening for you And we leave the audience with the iconic Harrier arriving at 350 knots for a first pass -by followed by a Cuban eight The demonstration of the Harrier showcasing what makes it unique—the thrust vectoring control or TVC— rust vectoring thrust vector control via nozzle reorientation We'll see a maneuver called over-stop-push-over At the peak we'll see Booger redirect the thrust and push the stick all the way forward Here is the entrance to the vertical o turn its nose toward us and pay us its customary Harrier bow You'll see black smoke coming from the exhausts don't worry it's just burned water The Harrier uses water injection into the combustion chamber to boost performance without exceeding the jet's maximum temperatures It'll be a bit noisy so let's get ready and enjoy the show with Booger paying his respects Lower the cart lower the nozzles and let's see the Harrier slowly descend to come to a stop right in front of us A round of applause for Booger