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Slightly Moist Harrier
Found this picture on another forum. I presume there is an interesting backstory here. Does anyone have any info? Thanks.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ab1030434d.jpg |
Trying to land on that little MS12 was never going to end well!
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I was groundcrew on 3F at the time 1990 or 91. If I recall correctly it was late afternoon and we’d been waiting for authority to drop a 1000lb inert off the the centreline from a GR5. It finally came through and a pair took off in a downpour (to be accurate one did, the other ended up in the Ems) for the range. I won’t comment on the reasons as I’m sure it’s recorded more accurately than I can remember but I do recall the pilots name and he did get out safely. |
It obviously ran out of ground effect.
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Sea Harrier got even more moist: FA2 Sea Harrier River Crash |
It would make a nice little narrowboat.
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Accident summary.
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The things a pilot will do to get a Goldfish membership......
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Mark Z, I seem to recollect.
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After reading the accident report, which jogged my memory, I believe the pilot broke his ankle. yes, Mark Z. |
Was this the Harrier that incorrectly aborted it's take-off because it was just a few knots too slow to get airborne?
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What else would you expect from 3(F)?
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Tertius Primus Erit’ - ‘The Third Shall be First’ or more commonly ‘Chicken on a Brick’ |
Trying to stop a Harrier with the taxi brake / parking brake / footrest at CTO speeds. Gulp. |
Some proper RAF 'umour!
Originally Posted by Tech Guy
(Post 10392611)
Found this picture on another forum. I presume there is an interesting backstory here. Does anyone have any info? Thanks.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ab1030434d.jpg |
Didn't know Harriers carried life rafts that big.
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Didn't know Harriers carried life rafts that big. |
Damn, there goes another keyboard:D
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As a non-technical person: what happens to the well-washed Harrier airframe afterwards? Scrapped or repaired?
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Airframe was allocated to Brough as a test rig. |
Excellent. Thank you chaps. :)
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Originally Posted by Dan Winterland
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Needed for the pilot's ego.
I bet there are still guys out there wearing them.....�� |
I pity the other bloke. In the cockpit with the Vax........
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Awarded the Queen's Cox'n Ticket.
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I was at Gut at the time. One wag in the mess said "of course, the most embarrassing things is watching all the transfers float off down the Ems..."
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Originally Posted by pettinger93
(Post 10393421)
As a non-technical person: what happens to the well-washed Harrier airframe afterwards? Scrapped or repaired?
Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 10393437)
Airframe was allocated to Brough as a test rig. |
Love the liferaft. If it wasn’t for that, they’d have been done for. :D |
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