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Old 2005-11-29, 08:43 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by sp00ln
After the vertical thrust, how does it fly foward? Without dropping altitude.
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talking about the Harrier? The jets swivel to slowly transition the vertical thrust into horizontal thrust, then shut off.
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