US Navy Harrier Jet Lands On Stool

US Marine Corps pilot Captain William Mahoney had no room for error when his front landing gear failed shortly after take-off.
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[@KastaRules]

Balls of steel, extremely talented and yet humble. Hats off and load of respect!

[@TheFacefinder]

Awesome pilot. Awesome landing.

[@michaelcorke2992]

steve hale Great British plane, as for the pilot, in his own words "He could not see the stools" so he just put it down "LUCKY"

[@michaelcorke2992]

We are all intelligent but sometimes lack the means to express or create our own ideas.

[@aumarigan]

US Marines Harrier....not US Navy.....

[@jimmyneutronconnor]

***** im sad theyre getting rid of it in 2030, at that point ill be lucky to fly it for a few years.

[@asciibaron]

@@SemperVestibulum Marines are a part of the Navy.

[@islandrock78]

asciibaron yes, the Marine Corps is department of the Navy...the men’s department

[@nuzor7]

@@asciibaron Bit late, but nope. Marine Corps is a seperate branch. Don't be so ignorant

[@asciibaron]

​@@nuzor7 the Department of the Navy has two uniformed services, the US Navy and the US Marines. the US Marines answer to the SECNAV. Marine officers go tthe US Naval Academy. these facts are easily found on the internet sites for both the Department of the Navy and the US Marines.

[@truckerfromreno]

What a plane and one of the few to have proved itself in battle. The British used to practice landing things like this 30 years ago.

[@Calastein]

Amazing British Jet!

[@1nefinitive]

Wild About Nature it’s not British it’s American r/wooosh

[@jackytwix]

RazorWolf Taylor the Harrier is a British invention developed and built by hawker in the UK. Then built under licence in the US. Just because it has US markings on it doesn’t make it any less British

[@carreraman8364]

that's not how r/wooosh works

[@garyriddick2836]

British used it the best just ask the argie’s

[@oscarleyden2819]

@@1nefinitive shut up

[@studioLH1]

All around excellent job Captain Mahoney!

[@johnbenton4488]

And to think our esteemed leader, Mr D Cameron, scrapped all the RAF's harriers. Such a wise decision considering the very few qualities of this aircraft.

[@ubg43]

Congratulations to Capt. Mahoney for keeping his cool under very trying circumstances. If it was me, I would have been crying, shaking and really "chewing the Rosary".

[@jondunmore4268]

Keeping his cool to land a vertical take-off plane without front gear? Worst case scenario is that the plane would have leaned forward a little after he hit the deck. He wasn't coming in hot with a Tomcat. Geez, I didn't know the Marines were such pussies these days. Imagine if he had to go into COMBAT?!

[@tonyroberts4742]

What an airplane and what a pilot!

[@hpstarman]

Great Pilot.......Great Harrier.

[@StevenWhiteAceGoober]

One hell of a landing. Awesome!

[@MADMAX353]

US NAVY doesn't fly Harriers...UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS flies Harriers!

[@johnbenton4488]

+FRANCO MARIC So it's the USMC that has some sense then!

[@joeyindie4124]

FRANCO MARIC read the desk.

[@joepiscapo1879]

FRANCO MARIC exactly, I said the same thing

[@boycehopkins8704]

The US Marines are a part of the US Navy . Everything and anything going to the Marines goes through the Navy first . The Marines get hand-me-down weapons from the US Navy SEALS. SEALS tests it , determines it's abilities and practicalities , then the SEALS het their pick of the weapons or equipment first to outfit all SEAL teams , then Marines get there's and it's usually set up to where the Army and the other military services het their shot at it .

[@thatssofetch3481]

Does it matter?

[@Barzins1]

That right baby! Our military rocks.

[@Barzins1]

It is pretty expensive. Isn't it.

[@johnbenton4488]

Less than half the price of the (we'll get it right eventually) F35.

[@broke_gamer_]

+Barry Sabahat hate to burst your bubble, but other countries have air forces that can land on small roads on mountains (The Swiss) rather than a stool. Plus other countries have this kind of plane

[@davidlilley4637]

+Barry Sabahat The very first hover by the first Harrier cost £16,000 44 years ago. The Typhoon costs £61,000 per one hour of flight mostly down to depreciation and maintenance.

[@Barzins1]

I didn't say other countries ' military sucks. I just like ours too.

[@georgiadetwiler6136]

I so love the Harrier,, I love the way it looks,, and the performance is amazing.. love it,, thanks for sharing.

[@Daddyclive]

The Harrier Jump Jet - another brilliant British invention.

[@LuisQ7492]

That the US (McDonell-Douglas) had to improve

[@Daddyclive]

No, modified so that sub-standard Marine Corp pilots could fly the plane.

[@dragonwake13]

+Daddyclive Modified so they aren't limited to dropping dumb bombs, beyond visual range capability, night flight capabilities, etc etc. All around a much better aircraft.

[@richardharrold9736]

+LuisQ7492 MD did nothing to it in engineering terms, any mods were done by British Aerospace in Brough and Kingston.

[@richardharrold9736]

+zoinks shaggy Nope. Still the only aircraft in the world that can do what it does. The F-35 doesn't come close.

[@nemome5837]

Couldn't have done it without that British plane. Hats off to the Brits, I say!

[@Clintwoodz]

Yer, the landing gear failed. lol

[@nemome5837]

SexyToshi Yep, on the American "improved" Harrier, lol :-)

[@pagongtagi6124]

Hear hear!

[@nemome5837]

Majestic Skywhale The jet engine WAS given free to America by Britain and all the "Lend Lease" stuff was PAID for by Britain. Everybody knows these things. Now stop talkng rubbish and bugger off.

[@nemome5837]

Majestic Skywhale I regret your error or ommission. Whilst tacit repayment by the UK to the US - in the form of technologies - is a documented matter, the Lend Lease to the UK - just over $1bn - is also known to have been fully repaid in monetary instalments by 2006: "The final payment of $83.3 million (£42.5 million), due on 31 December 2006 (repayment having been deferred in the allowed five years), was made on 29 December 2006 (the last working day of the year). After this final payment Britain's Economic Secretary to the Treasury formally thanked the U.S. for its wartime support." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease#Repayment.

[@sprunkadct]

I wish there was a aircraft carrier where I could land my Hydra

[@eddietat95]

And without getting 5 stars...

[@carschmn]

Such an amazing plane.

[@Marmbo]

Damn!!! Nice work Capt. William Mahoney!

[@jimlowe6283]

The US Navy didn't. have and combat squadrons of Harriers. They were a Marine Corps aircraft. If the Navy had any in inventory, they probably would have been a test and evaluation command like Pax River or China Lake.

[@ramsheentv1153]

good thing that jet was capable of hovering. . . ...can u imagine landing without a front wheel and traveling 100 mph

[@grayhat3070]

+Mr.Chuck Yeah at this point he would of had to eject.

[@N75911_]

Would've used a barricade.

[@nathanieong6212]

RamSheen TV more like 30mph

[@phantomaviator1318]

I'd try and stall it and get it on the rear gear

[@pseud420]

Carriers have a barricade which can be rigged in the event of an aircraft needing to land without the ability to do so normally (malfunctioning gear, tail hook, damage to the aircraft etc.) The barricade is essentially a large net of webbing which a crew can setup across the runway of a carrier in just a few minutes. A plane can then essentially fly/roll into this barrier and it will "arrest" (or decelerate and ideally stop) an aircraft. With malfunctioning gear, they'd hit the barricade and cause some significant damage to the deck/barriers, which would need repairs, so first of all they'd have to ground any other aircraft in the area which rely on that carrier, before they bring in the final damaged aircraft, as it'd hinder the ability for other aircraft to land in the event of a damaged carrier deck. It's really a (second to) last case scenario (after ejection which is the all-else-fails option and incredibly dangerous, primarily to the pilot, as ejection can cause serious back injury and landing in the ocean is not a fun time.) Ideally, however, if the plane is close enough to land to be diverted to an actual runway, that would be, by far, the safest option.

[@tomlinsondavid2011]

That's how the Marines do it! Oorah!

[@TurboScepturrr64]

Oorah!

[@ellish5150]

I’m British and even I have to admit that was one hell of a landing

[@AGNDAHOUSE]

🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@johnsupernaw7290]

This Army veteran adds his HUAH!!!! 🇺🇸

[@MrGamerman001]

I was thinking the jet was going to land on a massive turd for some reason..... I guess I misread the title.

[@angelmidnight-girl7627]

WOW - Nice work Soldier. 🛬❕

[@IRegretnothing74]

Mission failed, well get them next time

[@francessweeney2308]

+XTheLostChampionX The mission didn't fail, the aircraft was broken and had to land. Any landing that a pilot walks away from is a good one, especially in fighter jets

[@dc5050]

@@francessweeney2308 r/woooooosh

[@eddiespagetti8395]

All that practice. He can do it blindfolded in 60 foot seas. What a guy. Maverick

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

Now this is the kind of news i want to see

[@mariogarza7214]

I bet those maintainers were pissed! Having to fix a radome and the landing gear as well as going through an over speed checklist.

[@LethalJizzle]

Shout out to the person with the foresight to install a stool for this exact scenario.

[@Deeked]

Great job. He did nail it. Made me damn proud. ☺

[@russhaworth5401]

Just...Amazing!!

[@dragonmaid1360]

Wow dude. Thats an amazing young man. Perfect fking perfect

[@koralalagedonamindachathur6714]

Bravo !!!

[@andrewstewart2882]

skillfully done William... a walk in the park!!!

[@RPKGameVids]

Great stuff!

[@JayJoJonny]

Nicely done Captain!

[@frankcalabrese7074]

I salute that pilot!

[@ericpham3751]

Add lidar on landing alignment may help pilot precise landing or mirror tube to see fligh deck clearly during sea operation

[@allgood6760]

Good skills👍✈️

[@pablobebb8388]

Very cool

[@rickmaldoo4205]

Well done sir

[@darkpassenger01]

Good job Captain

[@susannesheffer1848]

very talented pilot. I believe the Harrier is AKA THE WIDOWMAKER.

[@motoman22atgmail]

Well done aviator.

[@aliyusufi97]

Amazing

[@chanelgez2146]

I'd luv a go in one of those jets

[@butchp568]

Navy doesn't fly Harriers, just the USMC.

[@nicholas045]

1:00 is that sarcasm I hear, captain?! 😂

[@teknoizer1]

SIR , u are a BOSS !!!! respect ;)

[@ALXD1974]

+Angelo Van Den Brande thanks man

[@touchofgrey5372]

Good job! Though the last ten feet were in a hurry!

[@WayneJordan13]

totally impressive!

[@progx8679]

Great pilot skills !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USMC/ Semper Fi

[@davidrivers872]

Amazing.

[@kmbismark3538]

British engineering at its best..

[@FORBAN2]

+km bismark AV-8B is American engineering mate..

[@ubg43]

And made in the USA.

[@FORBAN2]

***** No its American engineering ..The last and only truly British Harrier Brits had was the GR3 and the Sea Harrier and modified GR3 the late British Harrier GR7 was originally the Harrier AV8-B and Brits bought them off the yanks !!!

[@omgz8876]

+FORBAN2 They're all based on the Hawker Siddeley engineering design, including all cloned versions.

[@FORBAN2]

Εωσφόρος Not true ! The last and only truly British Harrier was the GR3 and its upgraded version and the Sea Harrier..AV-8B is entirely different and has little or nothing to do with the original Hawker Siddeley .. The latest British Harrier GR7 was a copy of the AV-8B..

[@Garyk0723]

Pardon my French but DAMN that boy is good!!

[@rajtewani1179]

Good job

[@18betz]

That is one steely-eyed, missile man! Wow!

[@MrEndzo]

It would be even better to have jet that work properly.

[@mrkeogh]

Nice bit of flying, Marine!

[@samtomatai]

i can do that no probs,,,someone hold my beer.

[@steverobeson]

Sure! Bud or Pabst Blue Ribbon...?!?!

[@Barzins1]

Lol! Someone hold my beer! Lol!

[@cass121248]

and get out the rubbing compound. heh

[@emanuelrodriguez6051]

Hold my beer LOL I love Comment s

[@belindaspechtenhauser6621]

Silly Goose

[@JonBoltinghouse]

that was freakin awesome dude

[@dpw2876]

That's why the UK and the U.S. belong together. Perfect Harmony

[@dukeofdank]

Change the name of the video, to match the story, it's a Marine Corps Pilot & Jet.

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Props to that pelot for landing on that prop.🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲

[@binshikh]

The best landing 👍

[@YouMockMe]

Good drop with a harrier...cheers

[@MpetersenTamTD]

And THAT is why U.S. Pilots are the greatest on the face of the Earth! Awesome.

[@Chris-it4fe]

they aren't great. they aren't even better than europeans

[@ceedeeplayer118]

they are the greatest just by number and wallet size, still enough to win against a much smaller army with far greater training but the costs of war would be very big as also the impact on American families that lost their soldiers. so yeah, they're not very good in the end and they aren't performing so well on the current war either, they rely much more on the European forces' support and claim the final victory as theirs when they find a weak spots and send their special forces.

[@Chris-it4fe]

+CeeDee Player they are not very smart.

[@StoccTube]

Mega!!!

[@DSM_Cosplay]

Lol the English made a hovering jet

[@HanSolo1]

+Derpysquidman King of all squids your a few years outa date lol

[@HanSolo1]

+Derpysquidman King of all squids ah lol forgive me it was early in the morning lol

[@lucy327rss]

wow!

[@jasonbowman7503]

Looks awesome like a star wars ship landing.

[@ttvgoosethecat1232]

I think we were all gibaited into thinking he was gonna land ON the stool

[@scrateshooter]

I know these guys, this must have been quite a few years ago

[@elsalisa146]

Good job sweetheart.

[@deanomoore7026]

BESTED jet every made need to make a new design

[@Batters56]

Truly an awesome landing. The pilot could have come in gently, put his nose on the stool and it would have been ok. This guy comes in, no messing around, shut your eyes, cut the power from way higher than normal and boom he’s down!

[@lolbots]

hold my beer....

[@dp20102]

it is though

[@LentPanic7]

Keeping the Crayola factory safe one Harrier at a time.

[@jeffsupersaiyan]

omg once i saw the number 5 on the hull i knew it was the USS Bataan

[@Kritacul]

Proof that we(USA) STILL have the best pilots in the world.

[@lololololololololololololol338]

Whoami691 No, but I've seen the Green Berets.

[@Whoami691]

***** Watch the red arrows, then get back to me. They are highly skilled pilots, probably best in the world.

[@lololololololololololololol338]

Whoami691 Yeah, I know them. I'm British. I pay for them. But I've never seen them.

[@MrBen527]

That was cool

[@davegtar]

Kritacul Well your welcome for your aircraft engines :) UK

[@haz2346]

Mint that best of British engineering 😬🇬🇧👏

[@jondunmore4268]

Can't they make some kind of poles that stick out either side of the stool so that the pilot can gauge if he's aiming for the middle? All these smart, skillful men, and they haven't thought of two skinny poles that attach to the "stool" - maybe with measurements on them, or thick black lines marked off at 1-foot intervals - that would make this all an efficient maneuver?

[@pocketcharts12]

Great But think about a huge mattress made for such a landing

[@meintingles4396]

Seeing the US operate a British plane is awesome. Everybody wins in terms of pride, haha.

[@benjerry6442]

skillz

[@TechMoviesOfCod]

I thought the title said school not stool

[@PremiumFuelOnly]

Didnt know the navy had Harriers.

[@chrisanthony579]

I'm always amazed (and proud) of how young these guy and girls are that we trust with a $25 million dollar machine.

[@chopper2004]

it is United States Marine Corps (not US Navyu!!) AV-8B Harrier II Plus cheers

[@johnfargher99]

Great British plane.

[@andypandywalters]

Quality piece of flying. May I also draw your attention to another related video on KZbin which shows the similar skills of an RAF/RN pilot. See;- Emergency landing on cargo ship.

[@todddavis240]

Excellent job! Time to retire those harriers. peace

[@rockfan3299]

Yes, because your average plane can land without its landing gear, and yes, they do fail on other planes!

[@hochspringer7776]

Well done. They should add that to simulator on console games.

[@csaviation9013]

"simulator"... "Console"... "games"....

[@NoName-zn1sb]

I've got it, how to train to land in this situation!! PRACTICE IT!

[@tristanhendricks8605]

Marine Corps, not navy. Very impressive.

[@andykeri8370]

So why is the Harrier crops up when i watch Sky News ?

[@avikbellic911]

that's one small carrier......

[@austinclay8622]

+avikbellic911 It's actually not a carrier. This is a Wasp class LHD amphibious assault ship. Check out the wikipedia article. These things are really cool.

[@avikbellic911]

+Austin Clay $750 Million, year 1989 manufactured, 8 of these were made 8/8 are alive.....seems like these are good for stealth missions but not for direct offense tho.

[@austinclay8622]

avikbellic911 Not stealth so much as supporting more direct fighting ships. LHDs are designed to get Marines and their equipment/vehicles (Humvees, tanks, etc) from the sea onto the shore with landing craft or any kind of helicopter (and support Harrier and Osprey aircraft). They're also really good at humanitarian relief operations. In a pinch, they can transfer fuel to other ships as well.

[@avikbellic911]

So its like armored cargo battleship type....(lol bad at naming) well i seen some battleships tho which are same as this but has lots of mounted cannons dont know the name but something like AH or ZH.*****

[@andrewcho6477]

I thought they have Nitrogen bottles to blow down the gear in case of such a situation?

[@Stacy_Smith]

YUT!

[@watchncarry9593]

Amazing skill by the Pilot. Im just curious, why wouldnt there be crew out there to help guide the pilot to the stool with hand signals. Seems like a 2nd pair of eyes on the ground, along with comms with the pilot, would have been very useful

[@pseud420]

They've trained to land the same way in the same place every time - when there's a malfunction like this the hazards which present if something goes wrong are huge compared to a regular landing. Imagine if, rather than landing central on the stool, he'd landed on one of the side-edges of the stool. With a drop from 20ft like that and a very powerful running engine with exhausts pointing directly at the ground, if the aircraft had rolled to the side ... There's no telling what could have happened. Clearing the entire deck is the only way to make sure there is no unnecessary added risk; the crews were waiting around the corner ready to sprint there in case of any error. Fortunately, the stool was in the exactly correct place and the pilot made no mistakes, so everything was okay.

[@jimmyneutronconnor]

I thought it was only Marines that use the Harrier.

[@djrezafication5872]

Sky News taking full advantage of one of the perks that comes along with being the mouth piece of the military - exclusive interviews.