That big fix wing that does the lifting part of aircraft flight is just dead weight in the VTOL part
it just engine vs gravity with you playing a brick
When that big rolls royce pegacus engine cuts out the AV8B has less glide ratio than an F4. Meaning it flies like a brick or less with out an engine!
I think you are posting to the wrong person. I was just posting the nations that operate the Harrier.