Examples of jump jet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The F-35Bs safely landed using the standard maneuver, whereby a pilot converts the jump jet to hover mode while flying alongside the carrier then slides sideways over the deck before setting down. — David Axe, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021 The Marine Corps is on the hook for 353 B versions of the jets to replace the AV-8B Harrier jump jet fighter and 67 C variants to replace Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet fighters that deploy on U.S. Navy carriers. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2020 The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is an air-ground force centered around a marine infantry battalion, reinforced with amphibious vehicles, M1A1 Abrams tanks, MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, AH-1Z attack helicopters, and AV-8B Harrier jump jets. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2020 The video starts off strong with an AV-8B Harrier II jump jet, currently being replaced in U.S. Marine Corps service by the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2018 The same day, during an exercise in the East African nation of Djibouti, another Marine CH-53 helicopter was damaged on landing and a Marine AV-8B Harrier jump jet crashed after the pilot ejected. — Paul Sonne, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2018 Additional Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets and attack helicopters followed to take on the AQAP force. — Cynthia Mcfadden, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2017 See More

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