Armada EAV-8B Harrier II PLus (Matador) pair at RIAT 2019
You wouldn't notice water injected into the intake as it went straight into the combustion chamber. The darker smoke tended to be an indicator of water injection as it disrupted the flame pattern a little whilst cooling the engine. Again, it's been a while and I am sure there's plenty I've forgotten over the years.
180 seconds if your leaping heap had the half-flow mod (but then you weren't allowed wet take-offs, or was that for another reason?). 2 1/2 minutes was very much an "ish" thing wasn't it? Various UK operators seems to have pet likes/dislikes in the rule book anyway, so depending on which hat you wore Farley climbs were OK/verboten, likewise mini-circuits eventually I think. Or just possibly I wasn't always paying attention.
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It was an ‘ish’ thing in everyday life because there was no way of measuring or recording it...it became a real thing if AOC said something like ‘Isn’t there a limit on time with nozzle deflected?’ at your PDA and appointed a chief sneak to time you.
Sadly the good book (ACM) would be against you and very clearly in chief sneak’s favour at this point.
Whereupon your display would be abbreviated somewhat.
That sort of ‘ish’ thing!
Sadly the good book (ACM) would be against you and very clearly in chief sneak’s favour at this point.
Whereupon your display would be abbreviated somewhat.
That sort of ‘ish’ thing!
Can anyone comment on any difference on hovering with gear up or gear down? Handling difference? I seem to recall that with gear down it helped trap some air underneath the airframe/in the wheel wells, and also believe puffer activation has to do with nozzle postion, not gear position. I wound think you would normally want gear down for hovering near the ground (but I do realize that with a significant engine cut out in the hover the result is predictable). So is gear up hover for "flair" only?- I do admit it looks good.
Thank You Bob!!
I hope that tears were running down your cheeks as you watched it.
If I had been there with you, we could have had nostalgic memories of what was good in life in the past, and what might have been.
I still consider our premature ending of the Harrier in service to be a measure of the insanity of our politicians and the equal insanity of those who agreed to its demise.
Happy memories which get better as I get older!!
If I had been there with you, we could have had nostalgic memories of what was good in life in the past, and what might have been.
I still consider our premature ending of the Harrier in service to be a measure of the insanity of our politicians and the equal insanity of those who agreed to its demise.
Happy memories which get better as I get older!!
You are quite correct sandie. Last Harrier kill was my wingman in SHAR XZ499 at c1950Z on 8th June 1982.
Swing the lamp!
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My second photo shows the transition from hover into something which (I think) was a Spanish version of the 'Farley Rocket' (with the greatest of respect to the late great JF).
I am assuming this requires careful management of throttle/nozzle/stick settings/positions......?? Otherwise you end up in a big smoking pile of Harrier?
I am assuming this requires careful management of throttle/nozzle/stick settings/positions......?? Otherwise you end up in a big smoking pile of Harrier?
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It’s ‘just’ a full power transition from the hover to wing borne flight, keeping a fairly constant alpha and therefore climbing.
The ‘Farley Climb’ was more of a ‘rotation around the nozzles’ which needed a whole lot more care and attention.
The ‘Farley Climb’ was more of a ‘rotation around the nozzles’ which needed a whole lot more care and attention.
POBJOY,
"...so we can get some capability back into the system."
Er, what capability would that be then?
"...so we can get some capability back into the system."
Er, what capability would that be then?
Have just watched JF perform the Farley Rocket at Farnborough in 1982. Looks like after a vertical take off to around 30-50 ft wings level, he climbs at an AOA approaching 70-80 degrees.
Had to laugh at Raymond Baxter commenting that 'it wasn't recommended for squadron pilots'.
Had to laugh at Raymond Baxter commenting that 'it wasn't recommended for squadron pilots'.