RAF Jaguar

Description of the RAF's ground attack fighter bomber.

[@dukedepommefrites8779]

I am very proud to say, my Dad redesigned the parachute release mechanism which was proving hit and miss due to manufacturing anomalies. The cowl was hand made and each one varied in size and shape resulting in occasional sticking (wasn't enough made to warrant a press tool). My dad redesigned the mechanism to accommodate this variation. Love you Dad.

[@t1000eg]

Respect 👌🏽

[@davegoldsmith4020]

At Lossiemouth we had a T-bird that kept having problems with releasing the brake parachute, it was checked numerous times and we could not find out what was wrong. Eventually we checked and found it was always the same instructor in the back cockpit, we asked him to sit in the cockpit and explain what he did. he used to rest his hand on the release handle. If we did that, you could not operate the front cockpit handle. changed the rear cockpit handle, problem solved.

[@colinstewart1432]

Good Lad. Sepecat Jaguar.

[@richardkellett6497]

Lived in only a couple of miles away from RAF Coltishall till I was in my 30s. Used to love seeing them fly past on manoeuvres, swear I could almost see the pilot face they came in so low one day. Lol. Was disappointed when they transferred the last squadron and closed down the airbase. Was the last Battle of Britain airbase still in use at the time if my memory serves me correctly.

[@pivottech8881]

"motorways make good alternative to runways" proceeds to drive it into Glasgow Airport and park at one of the stands after taking the cut off

[@dojofs4832]

In FSX, my airline (will also become a fighting force) will be the UK's only operator of the Jaguar, along with the Tornado which just retired last year.

[@multibucker]

The take-off and landing on grass is friggin' amazing!

[@pushitgently001p]

They still manufacture this in India as of now...it's still a marvel to fly as the commentator said"a pilots airplane" great documentary :)

[@simongarrettmusic]

The Jaguar was kinda like the Land Rover of the skies, cool af

[@fernandmirza671]

It's a fantastic plane, I love it :) and It still looks great.

[@charliecharliecharliecharl8554]

What a landing What a plane and pilot

[@graycloud057]

One of the quietest military aircraft I know of.

[@fernandmirza671]

It's a fantastic plane, I love it :) It still looks great.

[@dragonbutt]

It's small, packs a punch, and has over wing pylons. It's as close to perfect a fighter bomber can get.

[@freddielaker2]

love the footage of the maccy loop....

[@Myfactory62]

Amazing jet...and we got rid of it,like the harrier! and have spent billions of taxpayers money since (F35) and this thing could land and take off on roads and fields..perfect for the European theatre or home defence.I spent a summer at RAF coltishall in the 1970s with the ATC when it was a front line station.

[@georgeorwell100]

MyFactory62 my Dad as a Sgt A Tech P set up the spectroscopic oil analysis & chip detection program (Soap & Chips) for the Jaguars 6 & 54 Sqns in 1973 at Coltishall.

[@ToastediPod]

It's an ancient plane by modern standards, it would get smoked by an f35. Your letting your sentimentality cloud your judgement. People like you seem to think we should have vulcans and lancasters still.

[@richardvernon317]

@@ToastediPod Jaguars last DACT in RAF Service were against Typhoons.....Got eaten alive!!!

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

@@ToastediPod surely BE2s?

[@Griffy1989]

@swedishvolvo It's called Airframe Hours. Once they reach those it costs far more. Plus certain airframes have only a certain amount of modernity. Jag wouldn't cope under new tech. Besides government have to cut before new aircraft are available

[@karanveersinghdulku]

What a stunning aircraft 🔥

[@gorannedeljkovic8881]

Former Yugoslavia produced this airplane under licence as J-22 bomber in the 1974-1986

[@theredraven]

Is this from that three video "History of the Royal Air Force" set which had the shot of the Swiss Hawker Hunters flying in the Alps? If it is, any chance of uploading the Hunter clips?

[@davegoldsmith4020]

Seven very happy years on Jaguar, Colt, lossie, and Bruggen

[@SSCFPA]

Thanks for this. Jaguar, maybe because it wasn't a multi role type, was underrated. It took a long while for it to be proven in major combat, but it performed very well and it's 1990's upgrades for the RAF ones, made it a potent type until the end. None were lost to hostile fire in the 1991 Gulf War, British or French.

[@vivekshukla9093]

Brave men in War machines

[@colinstewart1432]

Need Clarkson to re-record the narration so he can say " I fly a Jaaag "

[@KR4FTW3RK]

AMAZING footage!!!

[@swedishvolvo3677]

@Griffy1989 I still think it would be cheaper to continue building this aircraft new while they retire the older ones for parts or sell them to other nations. This cheap fighter/bomber seems like an attractive export to countries with limited defense budgets. The Jaguar seems to be a lot more versatile then the F-5.

[@richardvernon317]

F-5 was designed as a light weight fighter bomber. Jaguar is basically a Bomber.

[@BIGM-gg9ln]

awesome aircraft,sorry to see it go.keep it flying,india!

[@kluvchik]

по компоновке схож с MIG-27. также усиленное шасси, для взлёта с грунтовых ВВП ,.боковые воздухозаборники,отличие в количестве двигателей(у МИГ-27 один двигатель) и механизация крыла(у МИГ-27 оно складывалось).

[@ronjustincase]

As usual the Brits come good again and again, with aircraft few, if any other makers can match. The Brits inovate and the others make the money, We will never learn.

[@richardvernon317]

The basis of the Jaguar design was French!!! The Br 121.

[@shackvan]

Basicaly was ! part of the reason it evolved from just a simple trainer to a full on attack aircraft i think all the frustration built up in BAC about TSR 2 basicly ment they couldn't help but design a mini TSR 2

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Bit like the Hawk and the Strike Master

[@satyalegawa3290]

great plane too bad had to retired

[@swedishvolvo3677]

This aircraft seems like it would be a great export for poorer nations.

[@RaveSharrma]

Like sweden?

[@FirstLast-oz6rs]

@@RaveSharrma Like anyone :-)

[@gerardkuijper6212]

Reliable

[@diwitdharpatitripathi2282]

The night sky Hawks.

[@theredraven]

@swedishvolvo It's probably a combination of the US and Russia having the market cut out for supplying cheap fighters to poor nations and the fact that SEPECAT as a body doesn't exist anymore. You'd have get all the plans and equipment for manufacturing them together which I imagine when a plane is built between two countries might be problematic.

[@g0tmx]

Looks good.. Flies Good.. the one of the best aircraft in the RAF's Inventories - until the Accountants took over.

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Shame the engines were under powered though, hence the need for reheat on take off. It was a mandatory call from the runway caravan if they didn't light the tail up.

[@EsTalYNihilista]

men this planes is the CAS version of the f104. That landing gear is roug bro

[@JS97278]

Bet the mod are kicking themselves for taking this fine fighter out of service

[@diwitdharpatitripathi2282]

Jaguars.

[@swedishvolvo3677]

I don't understand why governments don't just continue to improve upon these trusted aircraft instead of spending billions to build a completely new aircraft.

[@pushitgently001p]

Yes manufacture :) look on KZbin under " hindustan aeronautics"

[@tomxsajil6641]

retired very young ??

[@richardvernon317]

Still flying in Indian Air Force Service. Most of the RAF ones were on their last legs airframe hours wise when the type was retired. The RAF did have quite a few low hours GR1A air frames in store but they would have needed shed loads of modifications to bring them up to GR3 standard. Of course if your talking about the Nigerian ones, they were hardly used.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

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[@napo8123]

Who is here after phly daily ?

[@shackvan]

Bet the penny pinchers at the MOD are kicking themselfs they took jag out early, can you think of a more perfect plane for afganistan, it was built for close air support and recon plus uses rough strips, can be serviced in a field, its cheap and since all the airframes are maxing out you wouldn't need to worry about looseing a few to accidents and failures

[@tonyhaynes9080]

But the F35 is the all singing, all dancing dog's bollocks that is capable of filling every role required. Why do we need the Tornado and Jaguar?

[@FallenPhoenix86]

The jag was horribly under-powered and did not cope well with high elevation fields... IE it could not have safely been operated from kandahar

[@andrewallan6802]

I think I’d worry about losing the crew 😕

[@johncampbell5434]

why is it that policitians muck every thing up when it comes to aircraft

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

Because you elect them. I can't think of any UK government not being form of the party that promised to cut taxes and raise spending.

[@dragonbutt]

Lol, maybe.

[@nirvikargoel245]

Still it is considered best Fighter-Bomber for extremely low level maneuverability.

[@fernandmirza671]

It's a fantastic plane, I love it :) and It still looks great.

[@jakobgrimminger]

I worked on Jags at Lossie for 4 yrs......a great aeroplane.

[@t1000eg]

I used to love watching all these videos back in the day as an air cadet…

[@deanc.5984]

Beautiful plane.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

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[@fabricior2635]

En Latinoamerica solo ECUADOR Y MEXICO tenian aviones JAGUAR

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

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[@69waveydavey]

I'm from Preston (where they were made, Strand Rd), they were upgraded late 80's, I was told they had to remake a lot of the tooling/jigging as it had all been scrapped, they thought they wouldn't need it again. Does anybody know the stretch of road where it took of and landed for the cameras? I was told the stretch of M6 north of Preston, there's a 4-5 mile stretch dead straight. Anybody?

[@williamrance5086]

I'm from Preston too. I remember a hundred or so Jaguars ordered for the RAF went to the Shah of Persia's airforce instead. A couple of months later the Shah was deposed and the rest is history. The same happened with the Saunders Roe Hovercraft my ship took to Iran for the Shah's navy. Someone took their eye of the ball then, and we are paying for it today!

[@akapopag]

it was the M55.

[@windiesman]

the RAF should revive this beast...

[@richardvernon317]

Some of Ex-RAF types have (from a gutted Hulk). Unfortunately she will never fly again for reasons Legal and the fact that the aircraft is can not and will never be airworthy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHbi5h4ZZlji8U

[@stevencooper787]

2'39" better late than never ! (FAF ex-Jag captain) 😸

[@allgood6760]

Awesome.. thanks for this👍✈️

[@windiesman]

@g0tmx the accountants are not using their heads...

[@Klappfall]

Very Nice. And rare sight: Air-to-Air-Missiles on the Wing

[@alb707]

Excelente la característica Stol del Sepecat Jaguar

[@alanric72]

Hello all. Regarding the placement of missiles AIM-9 above the wings of the RAF Jaguars: caused this location, similar to that of the tanks of the Lightning, any problems?

[@richardvernon317]

Nope, the overwing installation was standard on the International model with the Magic IR AAM. The RAF just modified the Wing Fence to put a LAU-7 and Winder on that location. If memory serves there were holes in the top of the wing to allow access to cabling as well. Lightnings issue was that it was lugging around a large fuel tank, not a small AAM.

[@Janspeed69]

Love the Jag! Great vid!

[@TheDarwiniser]

i always thought the Jag was a mini TSR.

[@richardvernon317]

It not the basic design was French. Jaguar is a much better aircraft than TSR2 in that when it breaks you don't have to rip the thing to bits to change one little component.

[@fanstfs7661]

Fascinating jet is it good in dogfight?

[@anglonig1]

Not really, it was designed as a strike aircraft.

[@rivco5008]

What a great aircraft this was; I think there was even a naval design of the Jaguar for the French carriers, but don't know for sure.

[@Diadema033]

Yes, the Jaguar M but it was not strong enough, especially for the engines.

[@elnino4306]

it's a fighter/ attack aircraft with the landing gear of a dc-9

[@tonyhaynes9080]

Undercarriage was originally designed for carrier landing, hence it's strength.