AV-8B Harrier Pre-flight, Conventional Takeoff & Landing.

AV-8B Harrier Conventional Takeoff & Landing. Video by Cpl. Megan Scullin | 3D Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera
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[@bbocjcp]

I worked at the factory where these were made, along with the early Typhoon. To this day the Harrier is the most inspirational aircraft I have ever seen up close

[@jamiemartin1953]

the best looking plane ever built ...Something sinister and beautiful about this plane I cant describe it ..

[@dapsapsrp]

My favorite air show airplane. The Harrier is fantastic to watch perform maneuvers.

[@dustinjamison3031]

Instablaster

[@Mindcroscope]

In 1982 Falklands War, the 26 Sea Harriers from HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible inflicted serious losses on the Argentine Air Force destroying 23 aircraft in air combats. 🛩🛩🛩💂💂‍♂💂‍♀

[@jeromewagschal9485]

It always amazes me how small this magnificent and unique jet is compared to other modern fighters... But I'd love to own one 🙂🙂🙂

[@nikolaoshazikiriakos4424]

Excellent piece of engineering.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

That looked like MCAS Yuma. Wonder if the ground crews still have their "parties" and 24/7, no-holds-barred airsoft wars..... I kid, the Jarines and Navy folks at Yuma were some of the most friendly, professional, and straight-shooting folks to work alongside I've ever known, especially if you're an Army visitor to their post. Always a pleasure to watch AV-8's and A-10's in action. The two planes that always show up on-time/on-target to deliver the goods for the grunts in contact on the ground.

[@ruthbass1]

mo no

[@lwgrazi]

Judging by the tailcode, it's MCAS Miramar.

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Amazing video, congratulations!

[@DANISH4114]

one of the most awesome jets.. I want to see it take off vertically

[@sachsah1067]

Duct taping part was hilarious. and the guy with his hands feeling a live and running jet intake was equally mind-numbing.

[@ollyk22]

The taping seems standard. Not sure why maybe if they drop tanks and recover each tank can be identifiable?

[@RCAvhstape]

Magnificent machine. Semper Fi

[@mokhtarmrimi859]

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[@juandeleon6760]

Muchas gracias, he aprendido mucho por medio de sus aportes.

[@jaimearroyo5136]

Beautiful¡¡¡ thank you.

[@zairulibnuzakaria4061]

Built new generation of harrier..such cool birds.

[@mrshadow5132]

This aircraft ia simply awesome

[@joselitomadaleno7263]

Para me, da classe, ainda é o melhor; em pouso e decolagem!

[@pablosuarez4592]

Semper Fi my brothers!!!

[@andrewjansen9702]

Thank you for your service Marine.

[@delten-eleven1910]

Love the sound of Harrier when Pegasus engine spools up to Vertical takeoff power.

[@ripmax333]

I admire the ground crew for being so relaxed passing near the engine intake without worries, i would be very nervous.

[@mnppkumara9225]

ripmax333 no more

[@ripmax333]

@@mnppkumara9225 no more what?

[@salvadorayala3860]

It won’t pull you in unless you are actually trying to get pulled in

[@luizs.o4435]

MT bom jatos de caça com funções múltiplas seria possível decolar verticalmente em porta aviões de última geraçâo...??

[@michaelpass2176]

Thank you for your service.

[@shenmisheshou7002]

I have had the great pleasure of serving in VMA-513 and witness probably *the funniest crash in Marine Corp aviation history* . AV8A Low on fuel and circling because the crosswind component was far to high to do a conventional landing. The pilot is telling tower and ground that he did not have the fuel to circle much longer and was going to do a cross field approach and vertical landing. Now remember, the reason for this was the fuel was dangerously low but it takes more fuel to land vertically than conventionally. Anyway, pilot comes in across the field low and transitions the nozzles and gets decelerated to almost 0/0 when the fuel runs out. The bird is about 25 feet in the air, and just drops out of the sky and slams into the ground collapsing the gear but the gun pods (as was the case for wheels up landings in the AV8A) did not get shoved up into the fuselage. But this is not the funny part. The crash truck approached at high speed from behind the AC on the ground (into the wind) and started blowing foam despite the fact that the reason for the crash was no fuel. The foam though was going into a headwind and blew back and obstructed the driver's vision, and the AV8A is a small aircraft and looks even smaller when it is on the ground wheels up, so the driver misjudged his distance and hit the bird with considerable speed and totaled the airframe. The pilot had managed to get free of the AC before the crash truck hit it, so no one was injured. For the spectators though (and I monitored the tower comms so we were all out on the apron watching because it was a friend out there in trouble) it was pretty funny. I mean it wasn't our money. We almost always laughed at crazy Harrier stuff. (Later, we did lose an AV8A in a training run. Pilot flew into the water. Target Fixation was ruled to be the probable cause. They recovered scraps for weeks to try to do forensics on it. Covered half of a hanger floor. Pilot was essentially ground up to nothing because in an AV8A, you are sitting a couple of feet in front of the biggest food processor blade ever put into a fighter jet. That is not meant to be funny, it is meant to say that flying in an attack aircraft is dangerous stuff.

[@StrangeLoops4]

Thank you for your service, and for sharing this story. Funny stuff. Rip the poor bloke who hit the water though.

[@slavetothemanhollyway6737]

Was that in Iwakuni by any chance?

[@shenmisheshou7002]

@@slavetothemanhollyway6737 Indeed it was. I forget the pilot, but it was VMA-513 Detachment A and as I recall, this was 1977. Were you there?

[@slavetothemanhollyway6737]

Yes attached to h&ms 12 Lox. I remember that so clear. Kinda reminded me of the Keystone Cops too, when crash crew turned the corner.

[@shenmisheshou7002]

@@slavetothemanhollyway6737 Ah, a small world. We were listening on the VHF and the Pilot seemed to be doubtful that he would make the field but in the end, he at least did and got low and slow, and walked away. Thanks for reaching out! Semper Fi.

[@r1l2b31]

Maybe it's a USAF Regulation I was used to ,but we always had to steer way clear of engine intakes and that Harrier has a Helluva Intake!!

[@jihgok1969]

Buffawa

[@hunterg4216]

great landing!!

[@dandeniyavijithananda1854]

Super work

[@anuchitnuandua7435]

I miss you AV-8B from thailand🇹🇭

[@zomb7_]

Dont you have AV-8S that we sold you from Spain in the past? (Just asking, love to Thailand from Spain :))

[@alexmidu5890]

@@zomb7_ por lo que escuché se retiraron a finales de 2005, al menos esos matadores de primera generación se pudieron usar casi 20 años más, a ver si traen alguno al museo del aire jajajaja

[@zomb7_]

@@alexmidu5890 Ojalá se traigan, la verdad es que los Matadores de primera generación son emblemáticos jajajaja

[@AA-xo9uw]

@@zomb7_ Retired in 2006.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Amazing British technology and aircraft

[@AA-xo9uw]

Those are McDonnell Douglas designed and built AV-8B Harrier IIs, not British.

[@errornamenotfound2513]

​@@AA-xo9uw tbf, the concept and airframe are based on the original British harrier and the engine (the heart of the plane which makes the harrier "harrier") are British engines

[@george-ev1dq]

@@AA-xo9uw the AV-8 was a joint British/ American concept designed by BAE and MD, the British also used them in the form of the GR7/9

[@Pagan-71]

@@AA-xo9uw Oh but they are very British. America just sprinkled some new concepts onto the Harrier II's along with BAE.

[@AA-xo9uw]

@@Pagan-71 Your response is indicative of your deficient acumen on the topic at hand. I also suggest you obtain a copy of Rowland White's "Harrier 809" and read page 75 repeatedly until you become edified as to the debt that the UK owes the American taxpayer for the very existence of the Pegasus, Kestrel and Harrier, you ingrate.

[@rubensanmaurodelbosqur1950]

EXCELENTE VIDEO.

[@nengtcha3318]

Thankyou to uplouads.

[@235buz]

Sure looks like the ground crew gets close to the intakes!

[@scottlh1]

As long as the engine isn't spooled up you can get fairly close

[@ximenoworks]

The eng IS running

[@ghulamhussainaskari930]

اف ۱۴ ایرانی

[@josepzophoniasson1429]

bú

[@jaimedejesus3312]

buz butler la vida

[@StarzzyJJASD]

So proud to be British, thanks England for giving us the harrier jumpjet, british engineering at its finest

[@ollyk22]

If you listen to the interview that art Nalls gave you'de think the AB-8B was almost entirely American :-(

[@barracuda7018]

@@ollyk22 It almost is..Electronics avionics ,missiles and the overall capability. The only things the Americans didn't replace is the Pegasus engine..Development of brand new engine for 300 planes would have cost billions .Except that there is nothing left in this plane that is British..

[@ollyk22]

@@barracuda7018 yes but it is only a development of the original airframe. It reall isn't different enough to make out like it was a major innovation bu the Americans. If I didn't know better I would walk away thinking it was a totally different beast, not just an upgrade.

[@barracuda7018]

@@ollyk22 It's a vastly improved upgrade.

[@texandrifter6724]

@@ollyk22 it’s not, America bought it from England then put their own missiles and shit on it

[@trolvatandas6519]

Excellent

[@nomyistsabchamana7381]

Thank you to the t'ime groupes landings.

[@cristiansoto7468]

Lindo avión de combate, pero, pensaba que despegaría y aterrizaría de forma vertical. Saludos desde Chile.🇨🇱🇬🇧

[@Altenholz]

Fascinating aircraft anyway!

[@benitoalcidi208]

Yy

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Thanks to the UK

[@nuke7784]

Ive got one in my photo LOVE THEM 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@fernandopalhano2797]

gambiarra na aviação militar! isto é incrível!

[@KRW628]

the takeoff appears to be the technique they use on a ship; horizontal thrust to get moving; a short takeoff run, partial vertical thrust to get into the air. The landing looks like it was also a "hybrid"; horizontal velocity combined with some significant vertical thrust. The approach doesn't look like it was flown at speeds necessary for entirely wing-borne flight. Interesting.

[@aristidesernesto2291]

Michael jPowell

[@user-xn8hd5dl9p]

Michael Powell 00ㅁ

[@harrygunawan5693]

Michael Powell 8

[@harrygunawan5693]

Michael Powell

[@Nirmal20369]

NIRMAL.SINGH

[@rajlaxmisinha1120]

I don't understand the big missile like structure on the Harrier wings beside the small missiles

[@Gunfiter74]

Those are extra fuel tanks. The two "small missiles" under each wing are bombs.

[@ibrihemmolla4749]

Raj Laxmi Sinha HII

[@mizanurrahaman4016]

Mizanur

[@valentinechidiebere2387]

Hi

[@chinhchinh4603]

Raj Laxmi Sinha 7 Anh khỏe không 4

[@58lp79]

Wonderful Airplane!

[@100gvolpe]

Complimenti per il video

[@coosmac]

Pre-flight = duct taping the plane 😊

[@mihiraranjandixit4635]

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[@arnoldowarol3672]

Fei

[@sasivakkamsasivakkam1236]

@

[@sasivakkamsasivakkam1236]

@ -'@'

[@SamSung-hk2yu]

@@mihiraranjandixit4635,,t

[@hectorguerrero752]

01:20 duct tape fixes anything, even the super-hi tech brithish tecnology, no shit!💥😂

[@AA-xo9uw]

Ordnance tape

[@gamming223]

Nice video

[@vaibhavmishra6153]

Great job

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Looked like the ground crew support guy conducted a "100 hour inspection." Did I see a ground crew member using Duct Tape on the tail fin area of that ordinance

[@lisandroboveda149]

Michael Donavon Kg escuchando hablando

[@lisandroboveda149]

Mic

[@lisandroboveda149]

Michael Donavo

[@lisandroboveda149]

N

[@lisandroboveda149]

Máquina para doblar chapas

[@killingfields1424]

Harriers do conventional take off runs when loaded with bombs drop tanks etc, anything to save fuel. VTOL ops only done on front lines

[@Tigermoto]

Harriers do conventional takeoffs when loaded as they don't have the power to take off vertically that way. Max takeoff weight for VTOL is below 21,000lbs. Bearing in mind that the aircraft empty is almost 14,000lbs.

[@oldfucker68]

Not true.

[@Tigermoto]

@@oldfucker68 Evidence (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_AV-8B_Harrier_II )

[@teemu3981]

@@oldfucker68 what isn't true? Harrier loaded even with fuel tanks will struggle to vertically takeoff

[@Knightfang1]

Aaa 8437w7dkdisi3jed correct, harriers will actually often take off from the boat with empty wing tanks and then hook up with a tanker because you can’t do VTOL above about 22,000 lbs maximum. That’s the maximum thrust of the engines

[@DINESHGADA]

awesome

[@paulalegriab]

Sigue siendo un super avion!!!!

[@EgoFiveFiveSix]

duct tape...love it!

[@jaredtaylorgarcia637]

Beautiful masterpiece of jet❤😎

[@StarzzyJJASD]

British engineering and technology

[@urban4957]

Liam Daley *at it’s finest!

[@wewyan]

@@urban4957 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj

[@urban4957]

@@wewyan ok then...

[@alaindelon0513]

Na witness ko ang vertical take off at landing ng jet na yan when i was in Jubail , Saudi Arabia. Grabe ang sound ng engine sobrang lakas during Gulf war yon 1991

[@MrZlodeus]

1:20 "Look, Mom, I've fixed it!" Duct tape fixes anything }-)) LOL

[@juanpascual8779]

MrZlodeus u

[@Mr650414]

MrZlodeus that’s a message to Greece ! No more bailouts

[@KGBjj820]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@l85a1rt4]

what exactly version of Harier it is ?, there is no laser in de nose ? is it version with radar ?

[@user-kc8xm4jr7j]

😊😀😁ขอบคุณมากครับ

[@killingfields1424]

Only the Best Marine Pilot can fly an AV-8B Harrier

[@StarzzyJJASD]

There originally from the uk I remember seeing them do battle in the falkland islands war , they never lost 1 harrier to air to air combat but still shot down 28 Argentina aircraft amazing plane

[@lesterbeedell9725]

It’s criminal that the RAF doesn’t operate this fantastic British aeroplane

[@salvadorayala3860]

I hate this aircraft w a passion .. so much bs u have to put up with just make the flight schedule

[@JostVanWair]

​@@salvadorayala3860 You're probably Argentinian

[@AA-xo9uw]

The Harrier II is a McDonnell Douglas aircraft not British.

[@abdellahfathi9822]

c'est fabuleux ce que vous projette comme video

[@TheFacefinder]

still an incredible aircraft

[@StarzzyJJASD]

Yes thanks to the uk

[@maheshnarute1175]

Kumar Rathod

[@bassiroudiop9435]

...

[@user-in6ot4dk9h]

سكس عبريعنه

[@batmanreturn90]

KELING

[@Orca19904]

It will be a sad day when the last of these amazing aircraft are retired from service. The F-35B may have the same and more capabilities than the Harrier, but it will never have the same iconic legacy that the Harrier has.

[@bismargoldmining]

wow.. amazing, very interesting

[@BasicEducation]

How much weight it can carry while flying?

[@manuelsegurarodriguez1246]

QUE CHIDO!!!!

[@ximenoworks]

I SOOO miss working on this bird. MDC ship number 297.

[@henrykuliczka8038]

Lemay

[@raymondwu302]

Lemay nai9I

[@tarabirchettri4384]

Lemay u

[@mdhabiburrahman7155]

Lemay Audi Audi Audi

[@mdhabiburrahman7155]

Tarabir Chettri Tadoba

[@gamestv4875]

A wing provides lift.Just looking at all that ordnance and fuel tanks under that wing it almost looks impossible how that thing can even fly.Fantastic engineering.

[@fregattenkapitan]

The bottom of the wing is not the lifting part of the wing

[@trimekmontra278]

so good

[@delten-eleven1910]

Someone posted the Eurofighter Typhoon resembles a catfish...I think the AV-8B looks like a mudskipper; look them up.

[@user-kc3jv8ej5w]

Delten -Eleven

[@pasupatiyakha9524]

Delten -Eleven

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Delten -Eleven l

[@sulochanaponniah9855]

Delten -Eleven ଋଊଊଊ

[@Suraj78698]

Dthyfelten -Eleven

[@user-pp3ic6dr7q]

سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم القوه لله الواحد القهار

[@mishrapk3076]

Wow great

[@santiagobardelli5675]

Beautifull plane

[@batuhanhoo]

wasn't he just a little bit too close from the air intake?

[@SiliconBong]

+Batuhan Yuzgec He had a tooth that needed pulling out :)

[@batuhanhoo]

SiliconBong oh well in that case xD

[@TheDustysix]

+Batuhan Yuzgec Look up my wings channel. A-6 Intruder Sailor sucked into engine.

[@letsbuilda4ort]

I noticed that too...immediatly.

[@TheDustysix]

On my playlists I have a plane captain getting sucked into an A-6 Intruder intake. I served in VMA-AW-224 years ago.

[@PpAirO5]

😱 My god, he is almost putting his arm into the turbine/air-intakes 😬 Talking about balls of steel 😅

[@imnotafurryiswear6391]

Really a unique fighter

[@nomyistsabchamana7381]

very good pilot.

[@Ty_gerstyle]

1:20 sticky tape on jet? not a good idea.

[@nuke7784]

Lakhbinder Singh I'm pretty sure its ok

[@ammarkhan4168]

Lakhbinder Singh 6

[@FlyingYash]

Lakhbinder Singh haha...

[@saifrajon4155]

On a bomb, No worries.

[@10896539059]

Lakhbinder Singh paaji khair manao ki tape hai. India me to gum laga dete

[@charlesmagno28]

why is the guy touching it all over, feeling the heat?

[@AKBARALI-no2ic]

Good video

[@smailinparra8273]

AKBAR ALI Gmail

[@PhucLe-me4tu]

Phim se

[@BrandBazaarBDshop]

great looks ................... very nice

[@Lainagamer_Chan]

Kelamaan prepare-nya keburu musuhnya datang..😁

[@bengbengok9023]

Selow yang penting bisa terbang

[@TheDustysix]

Looks like Yuma. WTI 2X 1980.

[@johnshaw9550]

Good

[@motalibkhan7167]

TheDustysix fk

[@motalibkhan7167]

:@:-):|:-/o.O=)):@:-X:-)X(X(:|

[@motalibkhan7167]

John Shaw nofjvm gjcvvv Mckinley's gkggg Ukraine glory gkgjkg? hjgj

[@kajalzandaria7316]

TheDustysix

[@12345fowler]

It's a shame the start sequence was cut, from an andio point of view this was the most interesting.

[@jimmyneutronconnor]

Can't wait can't wait!

[@qadaryare5111]

O

[@stephensmith4480]

Duct tape with built in stealth technology,buy one get one free.

[@LuisQ7492]

LMFAO

[@ravidineshravidinesh4100]

Stephen Smith sEX

[@ravidineshravidinesh4100]

Ok

[@user-dv5yj1gc8r]

Stephen Smith ..

[@SajjadAli-hj5vh]

fix9

[@ruez]

Designed and developed in UK. Made in USA.

[@BrySkye]

Assembled at least. Every single Harrier II air frame, regardless of the operator, was made from 60% US manufactured components and 40% British ones. The only thing that changed was where the parts were assembled into a finished aircraft.

[@Nirmal20369]

NIRMAL SINGH USA

[@user-fh7ew9vh4x]

죽

[@nomyistsabchamana7381]

Aire sourse landing Meilleurs generales groupes et courageurs.

[@alidhool1776]

R

[@haroldomesquita6601]

Olá é legal ver o herrers voando na vertical e na horizontal é de mais ok

[@peterrobertson1250]

WoW, The aircraft looks nearly as heavy as the pilot is!

[@lovemoney7979]

👍

[@josemendes6075]

Love Money

[@Ihelpanytime]

My dream is fly that airplane in real life :) Or just touch it.

[@andrewgreig4279]

I wouldn't count on it... sorry, but they're being retired soon. If you want to be a fighter pilot, go for it, but don't expect an AV-8, or even the aircraft you want...

[@Ihelpanytime]

Andrew Greig Yeah, i guess you right. Insha allah in heaven i fly it.

[@GamezforNoobz]

The Hydra Stunter Nah they wont be retired until 2025-2030. And even then you still have the F-35B

[@Ihelpanytime]

***** F-35B So ugly!

[@ABHISHEKKUMAR-pg6im]

I help anytime.,

[@tauro2756]

Eso sta maravilloso

[@abhaypratap6774]

nice video

[@windshearahead7012]

4:18 when a noob gets dcs and they have no clue how to turn off the parking brake

[@littlebit670]

Pilot Bravo I downloaded DCS but then uninstalled it because I could not control the game and the fact that most of the aircraft required a purchase to use.

[@theashenone564]

lmfaaoooo then why did you install it in the first place?

[@marianovicente7492]

@@littlebit670 hhhtt respuesta ubp

[@davidlarge4818]

The only successful VTOL ever made and we Brits made it .

[@charlesr5210]

+david large What about the Yak-42(?) and the F-35? LOL. Yeah, actually the Harrier has been the most successful one. Helped take back the Falklands too.

[@barracuda7018]

Bullshit..This is the American version, completely different with US made avionics and weapon systems..British version was shit....

[@charlesr5210]

Barracuda, without the "British version" as a template, the US version would not exist. The Harrier was invented by the Brits.

[@barracuda7018]

Charles R improved by the AMERİCANS !!!!

[@charlesr5210]

barracuda7018 The Harrier, like many older US combat planes, has been upgraded throughout it's lifespan. British Harriers went through the same upgrades and aren't the same ones as the originals. The Harriers from the 70's are not like the ones from the 90's and those aren't the same ones as the newest versions. Many planes, military and civillian, are not simply "improved" once and stay that way. The B-52, a very old plane, is a great example and has had numerous upgrades since it's entry into service. So you really can't say one is better than the other without knowing the facts. Also, the Harriers in British service filled different roles than the American ones. The British Harriers were used in the Falklands primarily as interceptors with a secondary role as ground attack. The USMC Harriers were, and are primarily used in the ground attack role with air-to-air weaponry for self-defensive purposes only. So they both have equipment and upgrades that fit their different roles. They are not like similar cars at a swap meet where one is "better" than another.

[@indriantokelapagading4607]

amazing

[@stp9436]

ความ่ รส

[@stp9436]

ข

[@harrashid5860]

Awesome and true responsibilities

[@1st_Julianna]

Pure sex! I love Harriers, and I was sad the Brits decommissioned theirs.

[@barracuda7018]

They were AV-8B Harriers anyway, US designed versions..

[@SuperEdge67]

+barracuda7018 bollocks..............the AV8B was a joint venture between Boeing and BAE.

[@mazennabulsi7246]

NOT US DESIGNED .. NEVER DESIGNED, But modified ...

[@sanderpacuku4025]

pbshelleygirl harriers

[@neilhosking1862]

Cyprus

[@huhuhuhwa]

Triangle, Triangle, Square, Circle, X, L1, L1, Down, Up

[@lourencoamaro2162]

Olá guilhermina então como vais de saúde?nós por aqui vamos bem graças a deus então e a pomba portasse bem um abraço para as duas eresto de familiares.

[@radenalfito7136]

OK

[@dr-mohammedabdikarinahmed3414]

nice vid

[@HaY-fe8hv]

Very nice pilot

[@willykrupp441]

Breguet-Dassault SUPER ETENDARD - ARMADA ARGENTINA - "" EL TERROR, DEL ATLANTICO SUR. ""

[@ElDuDexxxx]

creo que le pifias el contexto, es un harrier norteamericano, no ingles.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

The British Shot down a lot of Argentinian planes with this very plane and never lost a single plane a fact

[@willykrupp441]

💥💨💥💨 PUM... PUFF... 💥💨💥💨 PUM... PUFF... ☹😕😔😴😴😪😪😴😴😪😪

[@tailonchi666]

Argentina the best country

[@normaraquelcarrizo1542]

@@willykrupp441 jajaja llora Inglaterra llora jajaja saludo amigo...gato guerrero argentino