Helmut
Yep, there are puffers for all three axes.
The shutters are mechanically connected to the relevant aerodynamic surface so the effect is that the aircraft responds to stick and rudder in the hover as if it was flying conventioally. Magic. The front puffer is connected to the stick and opens if you pull back.
The air to the puffer system is turned off mecanically with nozzle angles less than 20 deg. So the pilot does not have to do anything - like remember to turn it on when slowing down.
kg86.
One can be led to believe all sorts of things in this life......
While here may I say that the Harrier has many unsung advantages. To name but three you can aim weapons very accurately in the hover (although best limited to targets such as hospitals or women and children queuing for soup) if the taget does fire back you can of course retreat while still facing the enemy (useful for some nations) but propbably best of all leading a display team by flying backwards means you can see just how well they are doing.
