Fast and Loud in the Harrier - Base Attack! | DCS AV-8B Harrier | Operation Morning Star 

LIGHTNING 1-1 here. Glad you enjoyed the mission :)

I grew up on/off the US Naval Academy grounds; my father was stationed there his entire 20 years. One day in Spring of 1973 walking between Bancroft and Dahlgren Halls, my best friend and I heard a sonic boom and roaring of jet engines. Where we stood we couldn't see the source but it was literally an echo chamber; the sound had three buildings to bounce off of. Spectacular but nothing like when we'd run to the end of Bancroft Hall and found a Harrier hovering about 50' above. We were directly beneath in what were virtually hurricane winds :) The Harrier had evidently come in extremely fast then vectored to a very sudden "stop". I always loved the sonic booms, from test flights out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, to the Blue Angels' annual shows. The top speed of the Harrier is just under 650 mph, but I don't believe that affects the occurrence of a "boom". Whatever actually transpired, it was unforgettable :)

The inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 in Indy had a special military flyby. A Harrier II came in over the track in a very slow forward flight. He then went into a stationary hover and then slowly went over the stands in turn 1. He was probably 100 feet over the track. The noise was so loud that you felt it in your chest rather than hear it with your ears. He hung there for about 10 seconds, pivoted then shot out back the way he came back in. Being an Indy native, I have seen dozens of military fly by's, but that was by far the coolest thing I ever saw.

Good stuff!I haven't flown the Harrier in a few years, it's definitely come a long way

naughty tail strike there

This is the most amazing game I've ever seen.

You don't need water for runway or short takeoffs, it's limited so you should save it for when you really need it for when you're heavier.

Good video 👍. Love the Harrier. How did you get the wide FOV?

Nice video... did you not do a vertical take off because of the load weight? 👍🏼

Ever thought about getting some Blackhawk action? Would love to see !

great.

The game looks gorgeous with your setup. do you mind posting your setting?

1 Harrier = 1 like

Mind if I ask what TrackIR Speed and Smoothness settings you use? I'm still almost a year later trying to get my TrackIR to work smoothly with my setup, without being too twitchy or sensitive.

What is the water for, engine cooling?

Hey, Wondering if you'd be interested in flying together, let me know.

had this mod since it released, it's a horribly developed mod, almost every feature is buggy, too bad ya can't get a refund, I imagine the Strike Eagle will be poorly developed just like their AV-8

Yo, what are your specs? And which head-track do you use?