"El Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) fue el primer portaaviones diseñado y construido en España. Concebido para operar aviones STOVL Harrier, se basaba en el concepto Sea Control Ship desarrollado por la US Navy en la decada de los 70 y cancelado antes de que el proyecto avanzara mucho. La documentación generada por la oficina de diseño Gibb & Cox fue adquirida por la EN Bazán que completó y mejoró el diseño, añadiendo conceptos punteros como el ski jump"

Príncipe de Asturias (R-11) was the first aircraft carrier designed and built in Spain. Conceived to operate Harrier V/STOL aircraft, it was based on the Sea Control Ship concept developed by the US Navy in the seventies and canceled soon afterward. Documentation generated by the Gibb & Cox design bureau was acquired by Empresa Nacional Bazán, which completed and enhanced the design, adding state-of-the-art concepts like the ski jump.

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Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 at an air display sometime in the 1980s. #Photography #PhotographyOnMastodon #Aircraft #Aviation #Harrier #VSTOL

Dornier Do-31 E3 #photography #aircraft #airplanes #avgeek #aviation #aviationphotography #deutschesmuseum #deutschland #flugwerftobserschleissheim #germany #museum #planes #highlight #munich #münchen #dornierdo31 #german #experimental #vstol #transport #prototype (Flickr 22.04.2013) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/8672789113

AV-8B, VMFA-542, USMC. Seen here at the Rhode Island Air Show, this AV-8B was the display Harrier at the event. This developed V/STOL aircraft still packs a powerful punch in the attack role for the United States Marine Corps, although the VMFA-542 is now transitioning to the F-35B Lightning II. #USMC #USA #RhodeIsland #USMC #AV8B #airshow #VSTOL #avgeek #photography #aviationphotography #aviation #Harrier #VMA542 #UnitedStates #F35B #LightningII