USMC AV-8B Harrier Demonstration - Cleveland National Airshow 2015 

Thanks for you service.

Demineralized water injected into the engine intake during hovering keeps the engine from over-heating.

When very light it can

@@Ezees23.. I've heard though that it can only hover for like (not completly sure) 30sec. - 2min.

@@PpAirO5 It really depends on the weight of the weapons load out and the amount of demineralized water on board. The max is listed as 2 mins because only 145L of water is carried. That's still a relatively long time - vertical landings only take 30 ~ 45 secs max and the water is injected into the engine in spurts, not constantly. I used to maintain and repair the demineralization carts and associated Harrier gear in the Corps. Good times.....

@@Ezees23 .. 👍

They very much are

MCALF Bogue Field.

Make the supersonic Harrier they gave up on earlier.

theguywithin depends on the weight. It can only hover for 90 seconds due to the water required to cool the engine at max throttle being depleted in that amount of time. A light harrier doesn't require max throttle to hover.

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I’m a retired Harrier pilot. We can hover much longer than 90 seconds. And we absolutely do not need water to hover. We usually arm the water switch when transitioning to vertical ops. When we do this, the jet automatically selects when it starts to flow. Other times we don’t arm the switch. The decision is based on calculations made by the pilot (ground elevation, temperature, weight). Generally, when we are high, hot, and or heavy, we arm the switch. We also arm it when conducting airshows. When the jet thrust turns black, water is being used. In this video water starts to flow at about the seven minute mark as the pilot selects full power and transitions to conventional flight. You can see the water stops at about seven minute and 17 seconds.

@@jpbernie72 Quote,"I'm an ex Harrier pilot"I imagine that you are still smiling now. There's an ex Harrier pilot who comes into our local from time to time,everybody buys his drinks for him.I don't know him and have no idea at what age retirement comes for a pilot but given that he is at least 80 I would guess he flew early Harrier models but I do know his name is Kenneth,I know this because some genius drew a section of Harrier around the adjustable nozzle on the gents hand drier in marker pen and put an arrow pointing to the pilot with the word Ken above it.

@@jpbernie72 things that I would do to fly harriers with you in DCS

It comes out partially and automatically with flap extension to create more lift. May also help with controlling airflow during VTOL similar to the LIDS system, but not sure on that.

Wait till you try the water ....

and when she purrs after she's done her thing... 7:48

Colt .45 weights about 16 oz

Google it you will be amazed.

@@markbravo8904 idiot remark there kid.

Same with the Tornado GR4. Bet the Americans wouldn't have scrapped it!

@@gazza2933 I think they would of scrapped the Tornado, don't really need low flying bomb runs anymore

They have a ground support aircraft in the Harrier. The Luftwaffe are keeping their version of the GR4 operational until 2030. The Typhoon has been developed into the FGR4. With respect, I don't understand where you get that idea.

@@gazza2933 ...it's basically old technology, great for flying in a straight line , they tried to change it operationally to be more of a high altitude interceptor , but just didn't really work, as for the Germans keeping them, well most are always being fixed now , they haven't retired them yet, but might as well the amount of hours there in flight now

@@glastonbury4304 I have worked at both Marham and Coningsby (former 56 Sqn OCU for the F3) I don't know what your background is Aircraft technical ,maybe. Mine isn't but again, I have worked in the same environment as both the GR4 and the F3 I am familiar with both of these aircraft. The F3 not so good at altitude as an interceptor. I just felt that there was room to upgrade the GR4. For the RAF. An aircraft that has proved itself in combat.

"No disrespect to the USMC but you guys by virtue of relatively short experience"(sic) Just ignorance. The Marine Corps has been operating the Harrier/Harrier II for over 53 years, over a decade longer than the Brits. "are probably still some way off of being able to exploit the planes full capabilities"(sic) The first pilot to attempt VIFFing was then Captain Harry Blot USMC in 1970. VIFFing - aka the Blot Flop - became a part of the Harrier training syllabus in the Marine Corps, unlike the Brits. Your level of comprehension on the topic at hand is quite deficient.

No.. because it uses what they call puffer ducts at the end of the wings. The ducts are exhaust gasses which keep it stable during hover....

Yep, it's a flying bedstead then 🤣🤣🤣

No it dosnt! it has 4 nozzles 2 each side of fusilage that rotate, and more than likely yes it would still hover with both wings broken off if had a good pilot in it...

Wow I didn't even think about that till you pointed it out. Defiantly very Impressive, guess he must have been very light. That 30% is about 1200 pounds I think. I am also very curious to how much fuel he's dealing with in this video if he's that Light. Since I assume you worked with these, do you think there's a possibility that they removed the water? To maybe save a bit of weight so they could have more fuel?

The speed brake just aft of the main gear is in fact deployed.

Stroker Ace and how high can you hover? what are you 5 years old?

Lee B I don't know how high i can hover, go ask your mom she knows.

Ask Argentina.

Minus 5 argentians and less lee keyarse IQ points, job done.

What do you want it to do, shit gold?