How Much the Harrier Cost & More Burning Questions Answered

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"Badass Pilot" Art Nalls answers your questions about his Royal Navy Sea Harrier. Learn about the steps his team took to make it air show-worthy, whether it ever will return to its original home in Great Britain and how many gallons of fuel per mile it consumes - not how many miles per gallon!
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[@fuckthis81]

Great little series which i found by accident. Glad i did too. Nice to see a harrier being keep alive. Much love from the UK bud.

[@wingcommanderbob8268]

7 million pepsi points.... goddammit

[@beerzgaming8784]

No its 70 mil Pepsi points

[@UnknownHumanoid]

He probably got it for 50% of the original price. Just saying.

[@benjicodis]

@@UnknownHumanoid i looked it up. You can get one needing minor repairs for 1-3 mil

[@zekkai1005]

@@benjicodis thats cheaper than i thought lol

[@theredpanda9498]

@@beerzgaming8784 no its 700 mil

[@HumanMechanism]

That old pepsi add reference lol

[@Apex_Slide]

It's just too bad the person who literally took them up on it and got the 7m Pepsi Points lost the court battle because of reasons that these days wouldn't be accepted at all. Today I Found Out did a video on it a while back.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

@@Apex_Slide - Common sense is a valid reason in court it was pretty obvious it was an exaggerated joke I sincerely doubt the guy that sued expected a jet he wanted to prove a point

[@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266]

@@Apex_Slide He should have gotten the damn carrier, although with that many points, I don't think he would have fitted into the airplane

[@TheCubanN3rd]

@@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266 im pretty sure those were not available to the general public even with millions on hand back then.. they should have had something older like a p51 in the ad 🤣

[@seek_void3533]

I like how he takes his glasses off every single question lmao 😂

[@braeeee_]

1:46 2:07 5:25

[@spooge33]

He needs them to read. When he looks at the camera it's a blur with the glasses on.

[@jjjwin1]

Im 46 years old and grew up on a farm in the Midwest, My biggest regret in life is not serving in the Armed forces. Not sure why, Just fell like I should have done it . Thank you for your service

[@beardeddad16]

love watching this aircraft I really miss working on them in the Marines 99-04 Vma-223 Airframes. Such a joy to watch will never get old.

[@shaundouglas2057]

Great to listen to someone who´s experience backs up his knowledge.

[@josephkrol8330]

3:31 Nikita Khrushchev asking a question from the dead

[@n3307v]

This is a great series. I could watch this stuff all day (when I'm not flying myself). Check six!!

[@mr.fingerbrake2323]

I grew up near Dunsfold in the UK which was one of the main British Aerospace testing venues for the Harrier & Hawk programs. I have very fond memories of watching John Farley flying the original Sea Harrier over & around our family home on the circuit into land. The lovely sound of that Pegasus engine spooling up & down! In particular his displays were the pinnacle (in my opinion ;-) of flying the harrier. No one bowed the harrier & threw it about like a toy like he did! Watch his display at Farnborough '82 & others!!! It's fantastic to see one still flying at airshows somewhere in the world. Here in the UK since the Shoreham airshow disaster, jets cannot be displayed using high energy manoeuvres & thus cannot stay within the confines of the airfield. Only the Red Arrows Hawks are allowed to display here now.

[@masongreen5465]

I literally just saw him today at an air show

[@mr.k621]

Cool!

[@vctoothpick1455]

My family is friends with him I actually have a model sea harrier that he gave me

What a superb, professionally put together series - huge thanks for letting us have a glimpse of the incredible journey you and your team have had - cheers, and what an utterly fascinating aircraft. I've seen them at a few airshows here at my local RAF Leuchars base in Fife, Scotland and was always amazed - as were all the crowd - with their unique displays. I see the F-35B is now filling the Harrier's role. Well done USA for keeping up development (and to multi-national funding). I hope you - and Jenna!! - are still flying.

[@michaelteasdill6410]

ABSOLUTELY LOVELY TO SEE ONE OF OUR GREAT AIRCRAFT SO LOVINGLY LOOKED AFTER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FLOWN TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT A HARRIER IS AND CAN DO . FANTASTIC PROJECT AND YOU ARE A GREAT GUY. MUCH RESPECT TO ALLL WHO HAVE SERVED. Kindest Regards M

[@rickp444]

Thank you for your service and preserving the Harrier aircraft!

[@garyakashadow596]

Stumbled onto your vids on the net, yes I subscribed once I opened my youtube app and searched for you. My aviation passion started in grade school with u control flying models, to Civil Air Patrol as a cadet at age 12. Then to R/C planes and started my work towards becoming a private pilot, funds squashed it, temporarily. Later got the chance again in high school but yet again funds failed. At the age of 28 after having gone into the family biz out of my strong sense of values and they needed me. I finally was able to start college. Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a dual aviation major. 2.5 years in due to illness I was forced to end my hopes just 4 hours shy of gaining my pvt. pilot license. I did some 15 years later go into a/c fuel transport as well as a/c refueling at KOKC for 8 years and worked several Aerospace America Airshows one at which I had the extreme pleasure of watching a military harrier perform. I know why you love that bird the way you do. Maybe someday I'll get the pleasure of watching you and perhaps meeting you as well. I'm now almost 60 and all busted up so flying for me will have to be enjoyed through R/C models and my onboard cameras. Close as I'm going get to being PIC. Thanks for your service, dedication and for doing what you do. You have and will inspire the next generations to fly. 🛫🛩🛬 I wish you many more happy landings before you have to give up the stick. Thanks again.

[@mikejulietkilo4167]

Art....so good to see my favourite aircraft still alive. I served on all three of our "Harrier Carriers" and never tired of goofing on 02 deck on down time to watch their Ops. Is she ex 800 or 801 SQDN? Commander Sharkey Ward, (CO, 801 Sqdn during 1982), has written an engaging and fascinating account of the Harrier in "Sea Harrier Over the Falklands", which eludes to how we could have used her to full tactical abilities...…no doubt you have read it. She is a beautiful piece of engineering and holds my heart.

[@SimonLeslieEllis]

What a great project! I remember visiting the ex USS Carrier museum on the dockside at New York city. Pretty much every plane flown by the US Navy was on display, and it was palpable that Marine Harrier was getting the lion's share of the attention.

[@marcusorme261]

Really enjoyed this series - what a fantastic, hardworking and humble team. Truly inspirational 😃

[@DNModels]

Thank you Art!!!

[@rijzdxb]

My first you tube video watch in 2019....Damn , how did I miss it all these days. Best video I have Seen recently in you tube. I loved your passion for flying

[@Tusharhappyandenjoying]

Sir great to watch you have it .

[@tommeier1888]

Cool, thanks so much!

[@alex-E7WHU]

Have to say a big thank you for keeping this wonderful aircraft flying. 👍

[@geno9869]

Love F16, but fighting in the falklands war. The sea Harrier was the boss. Great vidio Mukka :)

[@garbo8962]

Thank God there are dedicated people who can keep such great aircraft flying.

[@terryrutherford2114]

Really enjoyed the series. Great production. Any more videos coming?

[@AARP]

Thanks Terry! There are no more videos planned.

[@fa18superhornetpilotcessna75]

Please bring it to Lancaster Airshow in October 2019. Fox field , Ca

[@madbager1]

Absolutely awesome 👍

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video thank you For Showing Australia

[@tom9336]

thank you ART you are so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulinelombardo3574]

Great videos Art, thanks! VMA 225 (Da Nang 1970) Semper Fi

[@jeremysaunders9916]

Keep up the great work Art ,from the UK.

[@pdmftw1]

where can I submit questions? I have one question have you tried any flight sims with the harrier specifically DCS. I always wanted to to see a harrier pilot perspective on the DCS module Harrier....

[@alistairscott137]

Well done Art keep up the good work.

[@jennydiazvigneault5548]

I wanted to fly fighters and ended up flying helicopters. They are not mach two aircraft but they are more exciting than commercial airliners. I always wondered what it would have been like to fly a fighter. I guess I will never know. I am still glad I didn't spend my life behind a desk but I think I will die wondering. My hats off to you sir. You rock.

[@orlandog.8036]

Joseph Howard Chuck Norris? Lol

[@carlitoxb110]

I watched all the videos thanks great story

[@MainesOwn]

yeah, just loved that last reply

[@beckster181]

Great to see the "Skippy" on the side of one of the clips of the F-35

[@juanseverino5651]

As an ex-military myself cudos to you Sir and God Bless you for your age your one to strong cookie :)

[@1chish]

Worth differentiating the different Harriers. The first Hawker Siddeley Harriers into service in 1969 were RAF Harrier GR1s. As upgrades were applied they became GR3 and GR5 Harrier 1 versions. The first Royal Navy Harriers were 'Sea Harrier FRS 1' from 1980 with later versions called Sea Harrier FA2 from 1993. Arts Harrier is one of these, affectionately known as 'SHARS'. The Indian Navy bought many Sea Harriers The USMC bought 110 Harriers which were UK built and named AV-8A and AV-8C BAE and McDonnell Douglas worked to create a larger more capable version which went into service from 1983 with the USMC as the AV-8B Harrier II and the RAF as the Harrier GR7. The later GR9 was probably the most advanced Harriers built. When the UK scrapped the Harrier fleet of GR7s and 9s they were sold in CKD form to the USMC. Italy, Spain and Thailand bought Harrier II versions.

[@tobeyphillips6546]

Thanks for showing a Aussie f35

[@thatboydre7585]

Can you guys come to fleet week San Francisco this year??

[@yahoo3811]

Well Done Marine! Semper Fi from a Marine who did not make the physical but did Electronics. Solo‘d as a civilian!!!!!

[@kylegarcia4141]

I was at the air show in culpeper

[@DonegalOverlanding]

This guy is so engaging when he talks.

[@P0undSign]

*1:30* lmao U WOT M8 fml 🤣 proud to be british

[@midair2376]

How can you pay all the normal Costs (fuel, new parts, personal etc.)

[@tech1airspace393]

Hello you are my idle I study all types of planes including the Harrier I hope I could be like you one day :)

[@garethfox5118]

Did you go to Top Gun as your a marine pilot plus did you ever fly the F 14 Tomcat thanks for the great work ..

[@AvengerII]

As a former Marine, he would have had training with Navy guys in flight school. They use a lot of the same equipment and go through many of the same training courses. For instance, the Navy and Marines both fly the F-18 so it makes sense they'd go through the same training squadrons before they get sent off to their individual frontline Marine or Navy squadrons. The Marines do send fighter pilots to Top Gun. They've had Marines AND Air Force pilots (on exchange with the Navy) serve as instructors at Top Gun. The Air Force guys typically bring their own planes with them; they've operated USAF F-16 and F-15s with the Top Gun adversary squadrons as Red Force planes. The Marine Corps NEVER operated the F-14 in any of its fighter squadrons. They didn't buy the plane because at the time they were considering aircraft purchases in the 1970s, the F-14 didn't have a ground attack role at the time and really wasn't configured for anything other than air-to-air missions and the Marine Corps wanted a more multi-mission plane that had a primary focus ground attack with secondary air-to-air. They needed to replace the A-4 primarily as their short-range light attack plane because it wasn't the ideal plane for forward basing... You need a decent runway to operate A-4s from as wonderful as they are for many things. The Harrier fit that bill better than the F-14 so the Marine Corps passed on getting at least 200 F-14s for the Harrier which worked out well for the Marines. Marine pilots have flown F-14s in at Navy test facilities and as part of officer exchanges with the Navy in active duty squadrons when the F-14 was operational with the US Navy.

[@paulmcclune7399]

Dam I’m not a fan of Pepsi but I am a fan of the Harrier. Awesome aircraft well done Art and his Team great commitment and dedication to preserving such a special aircraft for the public to enjoy.

[@coolcatfunhouse]

Hey buddy, I'm so proud of you! And Cool Cat is proud of you too! Speak soon - Derek

[@collingtech1]

legend figther , awesome

[@thyalbert4969]

tell me if this is a coincident or not. At 3:05 I googled: what's the top speed of a Harrier" and the same question came up right after that.

[@zyerusjiohinguillo2642]

have you sean a sr71 blackbird

[@jrdeckard3317]

Who could possible buy this, fly it, and maintain it? It's your forever.

[@darielpr1r512]

How many flight hours do you have

[@brodygorman367]

Small question how do u get a harrier?

[@agdgdgwngo]

Am I right in thinking that this is the only short-wing harrier still flying? Thanks for doing it anyway, I find the Harrier is one of aviations all time greats. Unique and stunning to watch a hover demonstration.

[@killingfields1424]

I too love the Harriers that even up to this day cannot move on that its being replaced by the F-35. I also wondering why theres a lot of crashes with Harriers on training flight which I can blame on not one Harrier simulators is built at that time. Harrier is a very complex piece of Bird of Prey that only the best Marine Pilot like you Art can fly it.

[@mohammedkhan6612]

Good morning Mr I would like to learn how to fly .. can you recommend any where for me . Am 45 years of age .. p.s love your video

[@josephcoleman57]

That's pretty crazy l was wondering what the cost of fuel was and some guy with the same name asked that..

[@dragoncracker]

answered it a previous video, about $3,500 USD

[@balsumfractus]

So does the Sea Harrier use British Hardware? Or metric, or AN ?

[@mscdorman]

Lt. Col. Nalls. I hope you get this comment. Did you fly the Harrier during Desert Storm? I was a young Marine aboard the USS Nassau when Capt. R.C Underwood was shot down. I was working combat cargo when the remains of his Harrier was brought back aboard in 50c cardboard boxes. It was a somber day.

[@that1randomguy758]

How long were you in the force?

[@sadsgaming1584]

Can you come up to Canada, to Cold Lake 4 wing Airshow?

[@mikemetzer3728]

Are the front nozzles on the harrier bypass air or exhaust air?

[@jakesmachinery8195]

bypass air from LP comp stages.

[@xxmonkeywarrior97xx]

This is like the harrier from call of duty modern warfare 2. It would deliver bombs and then hover and eliminate enemies on the ground and enemy aircraft

[@emmascully9850]

Bravo Zulu Sir!

[@millieo7155]

This even makes me think I'm crazy but I'm convinced I saw a harrier do a vertical take off from a parking lot in Norfolk, Va. in the early to mid 1970s. Is this even possible?

[@AvengerII]

Very possible. They bought the Harrier in the early 1970s for the Marine Corps. They actually started flying the early version (AV-8A, equivalent to the RAF Harrier GR.1) in 1971. They lost about half the original order of Harrier I's (AV-8A) in accidents in the 1970s and 1980s, about 40 planes with 30 Marine pilots losing their lives. The planes that DID manage to survive in service were upgraded to AV-8C configuration and were retired in the late 1980s.

[@garbo8962]

Still firmly believe that the A10 Wart Hog is the very best at close air support. Can take a beating and still complete the mission.

[@HECTIGERF5]

Congratulatiosn my Lt Col. I m Major castillo from Mexican Air Force...I will like to catact to you for some advise about my projetc...thakns....best regards!

[@FaithAcrosstheWorldyago]

@AARP ,I want to contact Brian and learn more about the Harrier, and possibly learn how to fly it, how can I contact him?

[@keenonmoore7651]

Just insane lol great vids

[@reloading_and_gun_channel]

Bonjour Art, will we soon have a video of Jenna flying the Harrier ? She obviously likes this aircraft really much !

[@artnallsjr.3752]

We'll see. She should fly this year, but it depends if there's a budget to film it!

[@foxmotorsports6473]

wish this came back

[@JimmiB]

WOW. 1.3 gallons per mile? I had to re-play this to make sure I didn't miss something. I know this is "the average", that said, this seems like really, really, good mileage for an aircraft. A gallon every 2 seconds in the hover seems about right.

[@elliottnurcombe4138]

Can u post more plz

[@sirsmith1772]

Someone give this guy a TV series!

[@billsheffield4572]

I'd love to get inverted and do some loops in a 777 with a fighter pilot at the wheel of a commercial jet liner it would make those long flights far more enjoyable. Don't give up on being a commercial pilot so damn fast

[@VXVirtuoso]

Ps he paid over the 179,611 the original seller paid months before … assume 220-265 k and about 3 million in upgrades …

[@solomonfulcher9851]

season 2 pls

[@babypickel013]

7MM Pepsi points huh.... I'll get started right on that... 🤣

[@Tracertme]

I think the only time the Harrier flew in real combat was during the Falklands war with Argentina. its amazing to think this was the forefather to the current F35 series...

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

The Americans flew the Harriers in Iraq and Afghanistan...

[@lancaster5077]

Great great great - as a Brit Navy Aviation Fan I really grieve the way the Sea Harrier was dumped by our government (as well as the Bucc). In fact it's a shame you can't get a Buccaneer.

[@koitorob]

Civilians aren't allowed to own mach 1 capable jets here 😒 Personally, given the right bank balance, it would be a Spitfire every time for me!

[@anibal5824]

3:34 man thought he talking to nikita kruschev fr hahaha

[@DanGoodShotHD]

He paid considerably less than the militaries approx. 20 to 30 million per unit cost at the time. With that said, the price to buy one now is more around the ballpark of 1.5 to 3.5 mil. Still a hell of a shinny penny but not nearly what it went for new. Talk about depreciation. Oh, one was on Ebay back in 2011 for £69,999. '97 Decom w/o engine. The price is all over the place. Condition has a lot to do with it. But that should give an idea. Hope it helps!

[@about2land]

Please come to south Africa!

[@lucawoodall1804]

Have you ever flew in a a10 warthog.?

[@knightsierra3901]

Respect from india

[@PeteKay]

I know the military is strict on the vision but I guess glasses aren't a restriction for civilians? No balking here, just wondering.

[@lukeluke9541]

Have you flown a U2

[@brianball2002]

Am I the only one to notice you got a question from Nikita Khrushchev?

[@petraschack-beckschulte4072]

5:49 the funny thing is that there actually was a guy who got 7million Pepsi points (because it was way cheaper to get one this way) but he never seen the harrier because Pepsi canged it to 70 million or something (sorry for my bad english)

[@sunspotst7697]

They must be strict about the aircraft because its still a military aircraft,but this guy doesn't break the rules👍

[@jewelswinfield]

Take a shot every time he takes off his glasses.

[@walrus1461]

Where us he now???

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Oct. 19, 2018---I remember (I'm 65) when the Marines started using the Harrier. Youngest brother was a Marine stationed at El Toro, working on hydraulics of the A-4 Skyhawk. They were having an open house, so of course I went....in my Air Force dress blues naturally. Watching a Harrier coming in to do a vertical landing and just seeing a Harrier for the first time was a new one on me. Pilot misjudged his height from the ground and cut power about 10-15 feet from the ground! Harrier BOUNCED a couple of times when it hit the ground. I've never understood the stupidity of higher ranks when it comes to buying something for the troops. If I remember right, the Air Force was offered it but turned it down because it didn't have an afterburner and not supersonic. As to you not putting a price on the plane, think a P-51D goes for at least 1 million. For those interested, at the Stead, Nevada airport there's a company which sells a lot of Russian aircraft: MiG-15, MiG-17 & MiG-19's, single and trainer versions. Got lucky one time when they were going thru a two seater MiG-21 to make sure everything was up to FAA regulations. Think I took something like 300-400 photos of it. If I could stick a camera in some cranny, I did. One day I'm hoping they'll be selling MiG-23's & MiG-27's so I can get a bunch of detailed photos. And some guy owns a Saab Draken out there too that I was able to get a bunch of photos but for the cockpit.

[@AvengerII]

A lot of the problems the Marines had with the early Harriers were threefold. 1) The Harrier I (AV-8A model initially, upgraded to AV-8C standard later) was early technology and had no fly-by-wire systems and was very unstable in some flight regimes. It's probably more difficult to operate than a helicopter and yet they put rookie pilots in the cockpit of those planes! That's a recipe for disaster for an unconventional flying jet. They fixed a lot of the problems the original Harrier had in the AV-8B Harrier redesign -- it had fly-by-wire and they tried to make the plane easier to fly and safer in general. The safety record with the AV-8B has generally been better than the AV-8B and they built 4 times as many of those for the USMC as the original AV-8A buy. 2) The US was coming out of Vietnam and the military was in a flux as people who were drafted left service and the more disgusted, disenchanted enlisted men and veteran officers ALSO left the services. That meant there was a talent drain that went to higher-paying civilian jobs. This happened around the time the Harrier was introduced into USMC service. 3) From what I've heard, the USMC had a particularly bad drain in the talent pool for their maintenance crews and that was disastrous for the early USMC Harrier community. They not only had rookie pilots crashing these planes but the planes were also getting stressed and breaking apart because they weren't being maintained at the proper levels. It's a single-engined plane to begin with and single-engined jets get worked harder than twin-jets and the plane as a function of its design had to transition from vertical to horizontal flight and back and I'm sure that put stresses on the hardware. It also has large intakes which means the risk of FOD (foreign object damage) is even greater than normal. In operations on "helicarriers" they STILL have to sweep the deck for loose metal/broken pieces of aircraft because a nut can damage a $3million engine if it's ingested into the engine. They had at least 2-3 Sea Harriers damaged on one Royal Navy deployment because the guys in charge of the deck (and the ship's commander most likely) were too complacent and didn't sweep the deck of that ship properly. The Sea Harriers' engines ingested FOD and they were written off and those 2-3 planes were grounded for that deployment! I have heard that under the right conditions, the heat from the Pegasus engine exhaust CAN ruin landing pads or cause the ground to "explode" and throw up soil/rocks. The engine may not have an afterburner but it's still a huge engine with hot exhaust. It definitely leaves an IR signature where it operates from, too.

[@b81085gmailcom]

According to Google a used harrier sea jump jet can be acquired at an average of 1.5 million dollars. Maybe he paid more or less however that is the average stated by Google

[@ironiironi6347]

Superman👌👌👌

[@philp1072]

do you see an interest in the F14?