SHAR

[petermcleland]

An interesting site:-

http://www.nallsaviation.com/index.html

[Quixoticish]

The GR will be restored, bit-by-bit, as an AV-8A, which is exactly the airplane I flew in the Marine Corps. Eventually, this airplane will be painted in the squadron colors of VMA-231, the “Ace of Spades” squadron, which was my first Harrier operational squadron.

I need to be careful, I'm finding reason to use the crying emote a bit excessively today.

[Nigel H-J]

Really nice to see that a Harrier is going to be kept in flying condition after its' service life instead of just being hangered in a museum.

Remember once reading of an American Air Force Pilots' exclamation when he first encountered a Harrier in a simulated tactical exercise, (a dog fight)......He had just got behind the Harrier and was closing in fast for the kill and just about to record the hit when the pilot of the Harrier deflected the nozzles forward and manoeuvred the aircraft round back onto the tail of the American.....Where the hell did he go? or words to that effect that are probably unprintable...

A truly great British Aircraft.....Long may she serve.

Very interesting find Peter, thanks.

Nigel.

[petermcleland]

Yes Nigel...Vectored Thrust has changed a lot of ideas about dogfighting :flying:

[stegs]

Would it be possible to have a privately owned harrier in the UK?

Steve

[petermcleland]

I suspect not...The ejection seat would have to be live for flight and that would probably not be permitted. Licencing for the pilot would be difficult too

Perhaps if you could find a billionair ex military Harrier pilot :roll:

[PeteP]

Really nice to see that a Harrier is going to be kept in flying condition after its' service life instead of just being hangered in a museum.

Ouch! I'm afraid the one we've just had delivered to Tangmere isn't even hangared, Nigel :-( - but I promise we will look after it well.

Go here Tangmere News for photos and a video of the arrival and re-assembly.

Remember once reading of an American Air Force Pilots' exclamation when he first encountered a Harrier in a simulated tactical exercise, (a dog fight)......He had just got behind the Harrier and was closing in fast for the kill and just about to record the hit when the pilot of the Harrier deflected the nozzles forward and manoeuvred the aircraft round back onto the tail of the American.

If you read Nigel Ward's book, Sea Harrier over the Falklands, you'll see that he single-handedly defeated the whole of the US Air Force in Europe in simulated air combat in his trusty SHAR! ;-)
Pete

[Rick Piper]

Thanks for the link Peter.

He seems like he's made of the "Right Stuff" to be playing with the SHAR too.

Good job all round.

Seems like the USA doesn't yet have all the H&S crap like we do (lucky beggars)

Regards
Rick

[Hot_Charlie]

Would it be possible to have a privately owned harrier in the UK?

Steve

I fear the CAA would very reasonably get very twitchy concerning safety. The Harrier in all its forms hasn't had the best safety record in service (one relatively fragile engine for a start), so in civilian hands I could see them being very wary of it not being any better.

[petermcleland]

Thanks for the Tangmere news Pete...Very interesting video :flying: