If memory serves, the engine datums reset from short lift parameters, 107% wet, 103% dry as the nozzles move through 20⁰. 70⁰ nose up is an absolute maximum.

The manoeuvre was banned after a display pilot nozzled too quickly going below 20⁰, and the engine cut back to wingborne power. Safe ejection.

As shown here Wetstart.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....926cbb94a8.jpg

Going by the date on the photo: Is this ejection the one? “24 September 1973 United Kingdom No. 1 Squadron RAF Harrier GR1 XV739 Crashed due to loss of control during transition near Episkopi, Cyprus; Flight Lieutenant Hulley ejected but suffered a broken leg.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._family_losses

That’s the one

Bonajet,, I can remember seeing that as a double page photo in the Daily Record.

The Wings museum has the nose section from a Kestrel.

Main problem was that flow to the reaction controls became ineffective below 20 noz, so all of a sudden there was no way of keeping the jet pointing upwards! Hence the requirement to carefully nudge the nozzles to 20. Engine cut-backs were easy to deal with by tripping the limiters - to hell with the counts!

This pic was used in a flight safety course where the question was “what is wrong with this picture?”. All the bona jet guys came out with all the good guff - but the staff answer was that the pilot should have been in the cockpit!

Mog

Harriers
 

Not sure if their still there but the Thai Navy used to have their ex Spanish Harriers at U Tapao along with lots of redundant trackers and a C-47!
I was lucky enough to have a tour of this area about 2015 all still there ith some ground equipment!Anyone interested?Oh also a two seat Harrier!