Don't trust choppers either. Although at least they don't try to surprise the gods of lift to the tune of ~89 kilonewtons in a split second.
However, I won't be flying either so from that point of view I'm bloody ecstatic. As a taxpayer I'm fed up with crapping money in to the lost causes in which the tossers in mod wish to get directorships.
But we're not saying the Harrier's/was pretty are we!
Compared to the F35 it is.
Oh come on, the Harrier's big-eared intakes make it look like a Norfolk farmer's daughter (or wife, as they are otherwise known).
Mind you, both are a bit like a fat bird or a moped*: wouldn't be seen riding either in public.
*did actually rent a moped in Canada a few years back. Bloody good laugh, thankfully no photographic proof. Excellent det. all round: cock all flying; many,
many steaks and bottles of red. Also, during the Langley air show, managed to offload a popcorn eating freak on to the sqn boss: he took one for the team there!