AV-8B Harrier II Showing the Insane Jump on Aircraft Carrier

[@felixalbion]

I am a Brit and remember years ago a Harrier flying over the sea had a fuel leak problem and could not make it back to land. The RAF pilot spotted a small cargo ship and landed the Harrier on top of a shipping container on the ship. If I remember correctly they discovered afterwards that he only had seconds of fuel left.

[@starrlynn2523]

Alraigo Incident

[@James_Edward59]

30 seconds left I believe

[@starrlynn2523]

@@strikeballs7653 English, dude, English.

[@ericafrenk6747]

Wow! That’s incredible! I’m surprised I haven’t seen this in a movie yet.,

[@jamess7140]

I remember being up at Otterburn with Army Cadets and seeing one of these land in a clearing barely bigger than the plane.

[@AndrewVSmith10]

I was a yellow shirt on the USS Tripoli (LPH-10, 1990-1994) and got to launch some of these. Powerful aircraft. Fun times.

[@Yorktown-pb8bd]

I was a ABH on the Nassau in the early 1980s

[@candyapple8111]

I have always enjoyed watch how the flight decks of aircraft carries worked all the diffrent teams working together in sync,when the yelow shirt did a little dance and gave him the finger shot gesture after he landed,made me chuckle and smile cause he made it back safe.

[@petemason57]

The Harrier will always be my favorite aircraft.

[@planemod8399]

Hi Pete

[@petemason57]

@@planemod8399 Hi buddy

[@susanfanning9480]

I'm an old lady in Alaska and I'm so impressed. This is from like STAR Trek to me. My late husband and I had a 172 Cessna that would get up to 80 miles an hour with good wind. This is incredible and I am very proud of you all.

[@Synic08]

These planes are like 30-40 years old.

[@samwoj]

@@Synic08 bro shes from alaska and probably has just finally cut her way out of the wilderness give her some slack... probably had to kill a bear or some shit too you never know.

[@cpg0311]

British invented and saw effective active service in the south atlantic commanding the skies in dog fights with the Argentine airforce.

[@susanfanning9480]

@@Synic08 Better than that . This plane was a 1964 Special Edition. Complete with ash trays and carpet. Only 1 owner when we bought in 2010. We took the carpet out so we could fly moose meat back to Kotzebue without a mess. Glorious days😁👍

[@devinthierault]

​@@susanfanning9480now that right there is the most Alaskan thing I'll read all day

[@wendypetersen7529]

The pilots who work on Carriers have my absolute respect. How they manage to land in the dark in rough weather when the ship is rising and falling with the waves is just incomprehensible to me, especially when there are planes behind them, so they have to get it right the first time. They are amazing pilots.

[@eq2092]

The ship is also moving forward as well as rocking left to right as well as forward and aft.

[@StuartCuthbertson]

Not disagreeing with the core point, but aircraft carriers have some insane levels of gyroscopic stabilization to make the flight deck as stable as possible. And I imagine there's some technology onboard the planes too to help to an extent.

[@cleareyesfullheart1]

​@@Dark_side9999Ah, turbulence, what fun 🙄

[@nothingissimplewithlloyd]

Most of them don’t qualify. That has to be really hard on you to get all that training and then not qualify.

[@nothingissimplewithlloyd]

@@StuartCuthbertsonthese days sure. But people have been doing this since before there were any computers on the planes.

[@boyjohn9647]

I was an RAF airfield wildlife controller in GB, where for a short while before the Harrier was fazed out, I was able to see these amazing aircraft flying at close quarters. They still look fantastic even today. Nice footage thanks.

[@peterbothwell9005]

Perfect British engineering. Nice to see the US still keeping the aircraft going.

[@jerapornheetchoui9347]

ดวงดูแลรักษาความสงบสุขของเรา

[@andylec5879]

Unfortunately we don't have much industry left, and the Gov't are busy finishing the rest of it off. I'm proud what we achieved back in the day.

[@casey360360]

No one done VTOL like the Harrier since. The Russians tried and the result, the Yak-38, was a joke

[@ryansta]

@@casey360360 Have a look at the Yak - 141 and read about it, it may surprise you some.

[@Johnmillward9092]

@@casey360360 Brits F-35s?

[@niradnagrom2356]

One of the greatest military planes ever produced; a bomber and a fighter combined - brutish workhorse!

[@beefsmusicchannel5404]

I used to love watching a Harrier fly backwards, forwards, up, down, sideways, hover and bow of course, happy days

[@M1N1Girl007]

My father was on the USS Enterprise in the 60s when he was only 18. He did 3 tours in Vietnam. I fell in love with this jet from his picture slides and stories of the Harrier. I miss him so much. Semper Fi Dad! And thank you for your service! I appreciate all those that are serving and have served as well. Happy 4th !

[@M1N1Girl007]

Thank him for his service!@@What11235

[@lowa1436]

Thank you for you lie no one believe

[@adventurefuel5172]

My father worked on the US adaptation of the Harrier at Bendix in the 60s. Being a black man in aerospace back then he did some amazing things. He would tell me real stories like the movie “Hidden Figures”.

[@andrewdking]

Bendix, I remember that Co name. Were once a competitor to us back in the day. Did they make electrical generating systems ?

[@DaDonSez]

In 1971 we started the AV8A squadron VMA-513 in Beaufort South Carolina! What a beast of an aircraft! We would practice carrier landings and take offs in rhe Atlantic on the USS GUAM. What a experience that was!!

[@Ezees23]

Hey, I was stationed at MCAS Cherry Point - not too awfully far from there. Of course, I'd graduated from MCRD Parris Island just a few years earlier. Semper Fi, Devil Dog.....

[@davidhigham4766]

Total BS. The harrier was a British jet until the US bought them in the 2000's

[@margeanblake4356]

Always impressive and incredible to watch. So much respect to the skills of these pilots!

[@user-rw9mp2ed3c]

I was a 6095 Av8b Airframes Mechanic stationed at Mcas Cherry Pt. Vmat-203 from 88 to 91. Those was some good times

[@chacanni]

Still to this day, the loudest noise I've ever encountered. Standing in the hanger deck with an AV-8 landing above us. You can't yell loud enough to someone standing next to you for them to understand what you're saying. All conversations are put on pause until that Harrier touches down. Insane amount of power coming out those thrusters.

[@williamstucke5445]

When I served in NATO in Norway (1976), well inside the Arctic Circle we were strafed by RAF Harriers during an exercise, for hours on end. A nerve shattering experience. I ascribe my present deafness to those few hours.

[@ВалентинаИванова-т3у]

Дорогие наши летчики,победы вам ,родные вы наши,возвращайтесь домой!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@4manchira]

How ever better aircraft has come, I just love the sea Harriers ...best bird on the deck. ❤

[@khalgkiyani3412]

چه صدای قشنگی داره

[@khalgkiyani3412]

اوج تکنولوژی

[@sammencia7945]

55 year old technology. Stunning.

[@junioralsept9335]

Those are badass jets... Can land and take off almost anywhere.. There my favorite plane...

[@brianjones4026]

British !!

[@SunofYork]

"They're"

[@joechancio5177]

I can watch these all day. Amazing what man has made!

[@xiajiexing7413]

where is the thumbnail

[@stoicsceptic8420]

O4:25

[@MrDavidchuck]

Lmfaoooooo

[@pierrecastanets1974]

Not even close to the thumb but still cool

[@stoicsceptic8420]

@@xiajiexing7413 The thumbnail is stored in the OP’s photoshop library

[@StudioMike_AV]

The thumbnail was bogus on sight. Way too much money to play around like that.

[@evelynestes1640]

I will never forget the first time I saw a Harier it was at a Virginia Beach airship! Jacob and I went... I cried it thrilled me to the point of tears! I absolutely love this machine and it’s is the absolute most thrilling jet in the air!!!

[@Насриеванилуфар-х3х]

Это вы ещё русские самолеты не видели!

[@keithjohnson7677]

A great machine the UK should have kept it.

[@johnstonier6909]

You’ll never beat the harrier Unbelievable machine 👍

[@HO-bndk]

Also responsible for killing more pilots in accidents than any other service aircraft. High time they were all scrapped.

[@graememiller3798]

Any air superiority fighter will beat a Harrier any day of the week , sorry....

[@paulgreen9618]

​@@graememiller3798Ridiculous comment.

[@Themonkeyman-f6n]

F-104?​@@HO-bndk

[@StefanGalia]

@@Themonkeyman-f6n What do you expect from a aircraft when they forget to finish making the tips of the wings? 🤣

[@debbi6224]

Great video! Amazing aircraft and the men and women who pilot and care for them. (Your thumbnail had me a bit confused, though.)

[@patrickingalls5954]

I worked on the AV8A and AV8C models.(modified A- models) VMA-542, Cherry Point, N.Carolina. 1978-1982. Harriers kick ass!!!

[@BagongEs87-jk2rh]

SENiN-1-septembeR-2027

[@osevenninefiver]

HMLA 467. AH/UH Those Harriers were still there, and I always wondered why they were so slow. As soon as I got my hands on a "realistic" simulator, I realized fairly quickly "fun" is not how that works.. considering the points of vectored thrust, leverage, weight of the aircraft and the air itself holding the wings up and down at the same time. It was a challenge, so I naturally got the hang of it. It's what we do, we're Marines; we rage-win. Lots of badassery required and whimsical IQ. I just put the controller down and respected the pilots. For reasons, we chose them over another Tomahawk. There are some places we need to get a little faster, but this isn't as quick as it needs to be for a scramble take-off. Granted, hardly anything is when they have ordnance. Helicopters need runways, too. The F-35 definitely is a charmer when their up, but they have their own unique aerodynamic problems with the ground, too. You can't exactly turn a missile in to a VTOL, and then back in to a missile, so there's this.

[@lisareitzel7501]

Love watching Harriers take off and land vertically at air shows. They are so cool. Would love a ride in one but probably couldn't handle it physically now that I'm 70 yrs. old!!😊

[@mj-ls7qr8xp3n]

It makes me anxious watching! Lol love 💗

[@KBrugonone]

Had the pleasure of watching a couple of these run training exersizes over and next to my camp while on a field op. Cool as hell...until you want to sleep in your tent lol. They are LOUD

[@quincywilliams9860]

F-22 and F-35 are sick planes, but nothing will take the place of the Harrier in my memory.

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

These are modified British aircraft, designed by Hawker. Eventually built in the US to their own requirements. Just as the P51 Mustang only became an effective fighter when powered by the Rolls Royce Merlin engine. It, too, was then built under licence by the Packard company. Just thought you should know that.

[@oldjarhead386]

I spent a career fixing these jets starting with the original AV-8A. Look at the AV-8A and AV-8C against the AV-8B. Other than the basic engine format there is nothing left from the original jet. The original A version was a death trap to fly and a nightmare to maintain. The C was still base A with mainly some upgraded avionics to make it more compatible with the A-4M for better interoperability and maintenance. Do some research on how dangerous the original version were. Just being near the flight line at MCAS Cherry Point during the 70s and early 80s was dangerous! We even had one crash inverted during a hover, travel a 1/4 mile crash thru a hanger taking out aircraft and crashing into a full parking lot. My father in law was the crash crew fire chief at the time. He started calling the pilots crispy critters. The stories are plentiful. I was also on the first NATO deployments of AV-8As on a LPH for a North Atlantic NATO exercise. t the end of the cruise we barely had airplanes that could fly. The engines didn’t last and parts were hard to get. Even the flight control system had a hard time dealing with the aircraft sitting on the desk. Nobody misses the British versions.

[@roystonwright6038]

They crashed because the yank pilots didn't use the correct procedure for operating the aircraft. Very few crashes when used by the British.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@@oldjarhead386 I don't think you realise that there were three British variants. The original Hawker Siddley Harrier, The Harrier II and the Sea Harrier. The Sea Harrier was developed directly from the original and was easily the best and most combat proven of all Harriers, including the AV-8B. Sorry, but without the original Harrier, there would be no AV-8B and, in any case, the Brits were heavily involved in the development of the AV-8B.

[@adriangoodrich4306]

Not really the full story, though? The AV-8B/Harrier II was a joint McDonnell Douglas/Hawker Siddeley (later BAe Systems) project, developing the all-British Harrier 1/AV-8A into a much more capable aircraft. McDonnell Douglas had design and production lead, with BAe as prime subcontractor, since (as has plagued British aircraft development since the war) the US had much deeper pockets and marginally less-useless governments. The British Harrier IIs (with many significant differences to the AV-8B) were all built in England, with McDonnell Douglas as prime subcontractor. The British scrapped their own plans for an advanced Harrier through lack of funding and numbers. The Sea Harrier, so dominant in the Falklands, was an all-British development of the Harrier 1. The Pegasus engine though, like the Merlin, was totally British and all engines for all versions were built in the UK.

[@TheGojodfrey]

​@@roystonwright6038same with the Armstrong MT500, in testing lots of accidents and misuse so Harley put a disc brake on it an electric start and went from 500 to 350, this reduced the carrying capacity and actually degraded the use of it.

[@F35_JSF]

To set things straight. The F35B STOVL has been a part of the US military arsenal for years now. STOVL - Short Take Off Vertical Landing. The Harrier is no longer commissioned.

[@rivolibioscoop]

I ❤ HARRIERS, The reason for enforcing peace is to see the Harrier back home in annual air show.

[@ShiftyGeeza]

While there may be faster and more well equipped aircraft, watching a Harrier VTOL aircraft take off and land is like watching an ASMR clip. Mesmerising and hypnotic and gives me goosebumps every single time. Beautiful.

[@mladensekulic2360]

Za

[@agedflier9129]

If you get a chance watch some of the news clips taken during the Argentina War. That is where it proved itself.

[@phillipeggensh]

Incredible.. awesome...combining both rotary and fixed wing flying.

[@SunofYork]

Rotary ?

[@nashvillelewis-jones5666]

Absolutely amazing aircraft. I never get tired of viewing them. I'd love to ride in one.

[@justiceforall4628]

Seeing a Harrier, it brings back memory in my younger days....WTI....ring a bell...

[@owlandbear1220]

MCAS Yuma? I deployed there for WTI in '79 from MCAS Cherry Point. H&MS-32 Ordnance. Our USMC Harrier community was small and tight.

[@richardhubbard4680]

Brilliant British Invention

[@sjamwal3199]

Salute to the Pilot

[@omaramador4669]

I’m not a pilot, i never meant to be. But my father wanted and showed me everything about Science and is the reason why i loved all related since I was a kid. I knew this jet for the first time in the Falklands War watching the news television at that time and always loving their style landing-take off too different to the others jet fighters. I think this plane couldn’t be replaced by F-35. They are similar but different at the same time. This plane did the test of time. Looks like all old military jets never couldn’t be “TERMINATED “

[@ernestomontemayor5855]

The first time I saw this type of aircraft was when I was station at the MCAS cherry point, NC. 1982.The demonstration they displayed was incredible. Awesome aircraft. As an Aircraft Firefighter and Rescue Specialist MOS 7051. My knowledge and experience with all types of Aircrafts. The Harrier was my favorite of all. The amazing things it does will blow you out of your socks. I salute all Military branches. But only one I can say, Semper Fi Marines. Greetings from Santa Rosa, Texas. GySgt Montemayor Retired USMC. [ 77-97].

[@MuhammadTahirMuhammadBashir]

V

[@MuhammadTahirMuhammadBashir]

Hi9

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

My favourite of all the British jets

[@davidjenkins1958]

I like this more than the F35B.

[@daakrolb]

Absolutely amazing. I've always loved Harriers.

[@MnKo.Aviation2334]

THE THUMBNAIL LIEED

[@thomasanglemyer6758]

Kudos to your father, on his contribution to two fine aircraft!

[@GazAce]

Wow man oh man that shot as the blast from all the thrust hitting the ocean's surface. Incredible design & vision from well over 50 years ago, like science fiction back then. Thanks for posting that awesome vid 🙏👌👏

[@benwu7980]

Considering the height it was hovering at for that shot, the closeness of those blasts on water is insane. Regarding the science fiction, I'm sure these and other similar ones account for a lot of so called alien sightings, just for some reason more commonplace in usa.

[@SalixNigra2]

Of course, I’ve heard of Harriers, but this is the first time seeing them in action. Amazing!

[@juangarcia2467]

I was lucky enough to see these when I was in the marine corps and we'd go to mcas cherry point for an op, seeing these take off vertically in real life is totally awesome, hands down my most favorite fighter jet.

[@martinabowm1786]

Childhood memories! I built a plastic Revell kit of the Harrier - loved that jet!🙂

[@mymydelilah]

These are all skilled workers & elite pilots...breathtaking to watch... stay safe guys...

[@ademartadeodelpoz]

A real engineering masterpiece I LOVE THE HARRIER. I DO HOPE IT REMAINS ON DUTY FOR MANY YEARD TO COME. GOD BLESS IT. THANK YOU HARRY.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Makes me proud to be British 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@achillelevivier1680]

Are you Scottish

[@petarbanjac1268]

Britancu su okupatorska banda koja neda mir da zavlada na planeti

[@ahmetsalim3729]

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[@charlesperkins6440]

Proud to be British good call 👍👍

[@worldofthesupernatural]

I never get used to the way this thing moves. So freaky!😮❤

[@angusclark8330]

You should have seen the Avro Vulcan in its heyday. Even just hearing it... Or the English Electric Lightning. Ye Gods, the noise! And they would take off almost vertically.. like an F22, only fifty years earlier.

[@leokimvideo]

An aircraft so incredibly designed it helped James Dyson make the best vacuum cleaners in the world.

[@thenibblershow5305]

Love Ur channel

[@tonytwenties4764]

He made the shark?? Interesting

[@minwookim3316]

You mean leaf blower?😂

[@BobRooney290]

this jet was formidable back in it's prime. now it's just an old clunker. there's no way it can take on completely agile drones that can do heavy G's on top of stealth tech.

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

Yes that's true Dyson did learn from this technolgy : and you'll also notice that Harriers are never launched from a site that has a rug with a fringe. ;-)

[@pirizhar3022]

Very. Very. Good. Nice. Video. Sir

[@caz3502]

The most awesome, jaw dropping aircraft EVER. I saw it years ago at RAF Cosford Air show and was speechless when it hovered in front of us, bowed and off it went.

[@eddiebrr3]

Wait till you experience a TR3B!

[@JozefGottwald]

A@@aaaaaa

[@РадомирАрсенович]

Ты ещё не знаешь ЯК 141

[@SASCHKABARSUK]

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[@markwebster4883]

the harrier to this day is a remarcable machine

[@annewren8845]

My dad used to work at DeHavalands constructing aircraft back in the 60s, in Portsmouth UK. The company was then taken over by Hawker Siddley, who went on to produce the Harrier Jump Jets. It’s amazing to see how this plane has been adapted for modern warfare. I know my dad would be extremely proud to see this clip too!

[@avikotecha8336]

Best of British Always 🎉​@@annewren8845

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

Amazing that manouverable nozzles actually provide the VTOL. And crazy manouvres thrust vectoring at the beginning. That rolls royce turbine. Shows rolls royce . Are amazing engines.. i know american companys. Like pratt and whitney.. have huge budgets. Lockheed im not sure what company makes the engines for skunk works.. but at the spec given to them.. sr71 blackbirds engines still facinate me.. the fuel is like tar in normal teperature has to heat the engines first... to liquify fuel. Actually stretches in flight mach 3.5.. fuel tanks had to be made like rubber bags so they could stretch.... was un touchable. By the time a missles got to its alltitude it was miles away ..going 3.5 mach... lol lock on n fire yes.. but by the time your missle gets anywhere near.. this baby was long gone.

[@rollingthunder277]

So where is the footage of the vertical nose take-off shown in the still clip? Where is this INSANE take-off?

[@abcdeabcde7174]

note .... the lettering on the video is reversed , see 'handler' back of coat , 'marines' top of wing , 'danger' by air intake , however wonderful video of fantastic aircraft takes 50 years to be replaced , I remember seeing news reports from the falklands quite simply very special , thank you for posting ❤

[@melindamartin4523]

I got to see this at an air show in Duluth, MN back in 2012 - powerful!

[@SuperDirtyberty]

Really good video, thanks 👍

[@vladimir_kafarov]

Такие самолеты крайне необходимы Украине!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@derekmahon1652]

Loving this video, thanks!

[@flipperdale51]

The Harrier, when hovering, always appears to me like a little spaceship.

[@ref69]

Awesome video. Thanks for posting...

[@sleeve8651]

My experience being near a Harrier jump-jet, defies what I have read about their capabilities ! I was drawn here by the Thumb nail, depicting a Harrier blasting off nearly vertically ! I was in the U.S.M.C. on maneuvers, and we were operating with various support vehicles, the Harrier being one ! I was positioned in some tall Elephant grass, for lack of a better explanation, and I don't remember seeing the plane land, so it very well was on the ground, when I took up position near it ! Too, I just read that the Marines didn't start using Harriers until long after my story ? As this was in the late 70's ! So unless the Navy was flying support for us then, I can't explain this ? Anyway after some time setting, the aircraft engine began to start and pretty quickly lifted into the air, did a slow turn to the right of my position, tilted the nose in an upward looking position and throttled up and blasted off like a rocket, nearly straight up ! Until today, I just always thought that the pilot engaged the afterburner, but today I read a post from a guy claiming to be a Flight instructor, and in his description, claimed the plane has no Afterburner ? But to someone like me, especially at that time, I knew very little about this Aircraft. But I know my experience ! So now I wonder if I saw the capability of this Aircraft that wasn't disclosed, or isn't widely spoken of ? To be honest, I have always thought that was one of the coolest things ever ! But now these videos have me questioning my own memories ! And I have carried this with me, more than 40 years ! Weird... ! Lol !

[@Catinthehackmatrix]

I think it does get red on the engines rear exhaust, I only know from flying in DCS world, lol.. You can fly it in the simulators.. Thanks for serving Salute ~

[@richardmcgonigle1160]

Thrust from 2 nozzles that can be poditioned by pilot. To Vtol. To straight crazy manouvres.

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[@MD.PatrickWayneHerron]

I am a former US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Avionics Employee that flew in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2011. I gave up flying Apachee's in The US Army in 2010 to do such. I love the harrier. It is an old bird, but it is so flight worthy. That Ol' Backwards Betty is not easy to do anything with either! If you think that The U2 is a difficult platform. The Harrier Flips That and Turns It Backwards and makes the learning curve reverse-linear!

[@sarfarazahmed2022]

Salute to British engineers, remarkable technology..

[@g8ymw]

Certainly was. I still don't know why we pensioned them off before the F35B was sorted. Btw I cannot call them Lightnings because they have no connection with that over-and-under shotgun with a cockpit grafted on it. The last HMS Ark Royal sailing without an air arm was disappointing to say the least

[@jamesmccoll4211]

Yeah, pity we Dave it away

[@jamesmccoll4211]

Gave not Dave😂

[@neilfoster814]

Pity the tight UK government wouldn't pay the £475.00 to turn it into the badass plane that the Americans have. Talk about 'dropping the ball'. Same story with jet engine, invented by the British, then given away to anyone who wanted it.

[@stubstoo6331]

@@g8ymw actually American engineers . The British left the program in1975 the Americans repowered and designed a new wing that made the jet what it is today. The British rejoined the project in 1980, and sold off their share McDonnell Douglas in 2014 . That's why U.S Marines still fly the super harrier on their carriers.

[@ТатьянаПолякова-ж9б]

Это потрясающе,я восхищаюсь смелостью и точностью!

[@davebland8489]

After all these years it’s still amazing to see an aircraft just lift straight up into the air and fly away…

[@stephenmitchell9024]

The Harrier and the A-10. Nothing better.

[@Федя-я7с]

ГОВНО ВАШ ХАРИЕР, НАСТОЯЩИЙ САМОЛЁТ ТОЛЬКО МИГ и СУшка.

[@xmao_]

Мне нравится , как работают механики , словно боевые танцы)

[@СергейСоломыкин-э7ъ]

Кому нужна эта труха. вчерашний день.

[@contralt2374]

@@СергейСоломыкин-э7ъ Конечно, Кузя пример.

[@ianfraser6161]

The jewel in the crown of Sir Sydney Camm’s long career in aircraft design, all the way back to the Hawker Hart.

[@robertdeforge6871]

I’ve got 2500 hours in this aircraft. It was a blast to fly. Was in the the Ace of Spades (VMA-231) twice……the first time we went to Desert Storm.

[@francismarion4450]

Are they normally deployed from Carriers?

[@robertdeforge6871]

@@francismarion4450 they are deployed on big deck amphibs. LHA/LHD type ships. No catapults required. 😎

[@DaNinja60]

@@robertdeforge6871 I flew a lot of computer combat sims and the Harrier was one of my favorites. I used to love changing the thrust vector in combat to tighten a turn. My hats off to you since I know I would have been toast in combat. Besides, I hate heights. 😂

[@francismarion4450]

@@robertdeforge6871 Very cool, thanks. My Dad was on a Destroyer in Vietnam. I built a Harrier model when i was a kid and I was never sure how they were typically deployed.

[@stanleybroniszewsky8538]

I envy you.

[@happyfisherman4432]

Ever since my boy scout troop sold snow cones at the air show in 1980 the Harrier has been my favorite airplane.. i love how loud it is and what it can do.

[@contingency9]

An example of British ingenuity and design with the Rolls Royce engine a sublime combination.

[@majorlaff8682]

While the British were ingeniously designing and building this, some countries were struggling to build mud huts with grass rooves.

[@russram210]

USA 🇺🇸 USA -- boo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@sergeigulunov3489]

​@@majorlaff8682например как ваша??¿? Ахахах. Автору комментария, ахахах.................

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@@russram210 It's a British aircraft, dude.

[@derrickbronson3099]

at 2:25 i was feeling sorry for the fish 😆🤷🏽‍♂️

[@trevorhoward7682]

In 1970 I was in a British Royal Engineers troop laying landing pads and building camouflage hides in West Germany - as was - for the original Harrier squadron of the Royal Air Force. From the almost tiny originals to these amazing aircraft is fascinating to see.

[@stoopidbastid6420]

why is the video flipped? We were part of the Kennedy battle group for a bit so we got to see close up the flight ops.

[@andrewdking]

I designed a short adaptor wiring harness for the AV-8B, so to connect our upgraded electrical generator to the existing airframe wiring harness. I remember using a articulated clamp design I based upon Canon Cameras heavy telephoto lens tripod mounting ring I happened to own. It worked a treat 😁

[@ИгорьСагдеев-ъ3ь]

В СССР отказались в 60 году от вертикального взлета, наверно тогда уже знали, что авианосец куча металлолома

[@andrewdking]

@@ИгорьСагдеев-ъ3ь I don't know what you have said. Looks Russian, but no option to translate or to copy into an independent translator. I suspect you will have the same problem with this reply 🤷

[@andrewdking]

@@ИгорьСагдеев-ъ3ь Ok got your translation now as : In the USSR, vertical take-off was abandoned in 60, they probably already knew then that the aircraft carrier was a pile of scrap metal. Well, our Harriers should never have been taken out of service, a brilliant aircraft.

[@bikechainmic]

@@ИгорьСагдеев-ъ3ь The difference was the Harrier worked, your rip off didnt! The harriers for Navy use came later...but at least we can operate Aircraft Carrier, wheras ruzzia just stunk the place out with theres!

[@emily-ph8wd]

​@@andrewdking You're right, the sensible choice is the right one

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

Hollol Gwych!!! ( Absolutely Amazing!!!) Takes your breath away and really gets the heart pumping! 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🌎🇺🇸

[@DaNinja60]

Played it years ago as a flight simulator on my computer. Still one of my favorite aircraft.

[@NagarajanDuraiswamy]

😅

[@LAlingo]

Incredible seeing this beautiful machinery hover above the ocean

[@chocobloco214]

As a Brit I know we sold slot of these to you glad to know some are being used the USMC ooorah! Such a shame of government sold them all!

[@saabinsanity]

upgraded then sold for spares

[@AA-xo9uw]

@@saabinsanity Some had been upgraded but most were not and had already been put in long term storage in a hangar. The Sun published an article about it under the headline "Dump Jets".

[@christianlebordelais]

Excellent reportage

[@cutoff52]

Not bad for a slight improvement on the British harrier that I worked on as an apprentice in 1969 !!!

[@MarcusHelius]

What an amazing machine. I forgot how much of a chonky boi the Harrier is as well!

[@ingridneumann8196]

Ich kriege immernoch Gänsehaut. Ich hatte das Glück den Harrier 1 aufm Österreich Ring zu sehen. Das war der absolute Hammer

[@viennehaake9149]

They inspire awe, thats for sure.

[@crazyfunnyfox3858]

Да, очень удачный самолёт.👍

[@yarthoriady1105]

Pesawat yang menakjubkan dan azaib.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🖐😁

[@евген96]

Корыто. 😂😂😂

[@crazyfunnyfox3858]

@@евген96 Сразу видно - вы не в теме.

[@евген96]

@@crazyfunnyfox3858 не тебе судить кто в теме. А эту тему не увидят больше в реале.

[@crazyfunnyfox3858]

@@евген96 Другого ответа и не ждал, сосунок.

[@JosephLewis-l3g]

Used to refuel these in the raf. Was amazing watching them slowly hover foen the taxiway to land on the short runway

[@betsykeller9096]

VTOL aircraft do also include the V-22. So, the description is incorrect that the Harrier Jump Jet is the only short vertical takeoff aircraft. At the same time, I wish my Dad was alive to see these maneuvers. My Dad was the Lead Engineer on the Harrier for the United States in this joint project with the British. My Dad was Chief of Aerodynamics for Naval Air Systems Command on the V-22 Osprey Aircraft.

[@B0BThePounder]

The description is correct, this is the only svtol JET, the v-22 is not a jet.

[@betsykeller9096]

@@B0BThePounder Okay, I can accept that. I looked at it from the point of short takeoff. The Harrier is listed as a jet versus the Osprey which is listed as an aircraft. So, while the Harrier is also a form of aircraft, the V-22 is not a jet, so I can accept that. Thanks! Both were awesome. We had some great pics and models of these from when my Dad worked at NavAir.

[@xiphos1917]

​@@B0BThePounder what about the F-35B Lightning II? Hasn't that been in service since 2015?

[@B0BThePounder]

@@xiphos1917 Ah yes, forgot about this one. Not widely mentioned, always in the shadow of the Harrier it seems. @betsykeller9096 was incorrectly correct lol

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Sorry, but the Harrier is a British jet, not a joint project. The AV8B was developed from the original British Harrier and whilst this particular variant was a joint collaboration between the US and UK, you can't deny that the technology and engineering behind it is inherently British. The UK developed their own variant of the original Harrier, called the Harrier II and also the Sea Harrier, which was the fastest Harrier variant and most combat proven of them all.

[@nelspotts5311]

love the honesty of the thumbnail. The internet doesn't want money and is honest......

[@pyrettablaze1226]

Absolutely love this aircraft! When my ex was in the Marines we were stationed at MCAS Cherry Point. He was actually in the squadron that is represented by the Ace of Spades. It was so cool to be able to see these every day!

[@pyrettablaze1226]

@@Nano-Thought Not a snowball’s chance in hell!🤣

[@mr.ks.6499]

So you left him? Now he is your y? Or z

[@pyrettablaze1226]

@@mr.ks.6499 only x! Lol

[@mr.ks.6499]

@@pyrettablaze1226 I meant your are with someone else now

[@pyrettablaze1226]

@@mr.ks.6499 yep! Not married though.😂

[@Beornwulf525]

The Argentines still wake up in a cold sweat from this aircraft.

[@Intuittogo]

Amazing things to see in our lifetime. Saw first one at TAFB OK a little over 30 yrs ago lift straight up into the air, fabulous.