Simviation Forum - AirVenture 2007 -Part 3 ( Harrier)

Jul 29^th, 2007 at 7:07pm

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I love this plane, they put on a great show, I hope you like them. Mark

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Reply #1 - Jul 29^th, 2007 at 7:26pm

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thanks for sharing

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Reply #2 - Jul 29^th, 2007 at 7:36pm

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Great shots, Mark!!

Number one is my favorite with the heathaze!!

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Reply #3 - Jul 29^th, 2007 at 11:33pm

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nice job as always

btw send them to airliners.net and i betcha those will make it...did you get any of the crashed p51?

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Reply #4 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 2:55am

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Tis strange for me to see them in US markings rather than British ones Shocked

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Reply #5 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 5:13am

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In a previous life I worked on them for nearly ten years. I had a high power run up qualification for engine checks. From the first day to the last run up I made, I always got a kick out of post engine run up tests. Aircraft on the tie-down pan, engine at 108% nozzles aft, aircraft bouncing and vibrating around and tearing at the chains and then in one smooth movement move the nozzle lever to the hover stop. In a split second you became a hovercraft and it was smoother than a Kashmir cod piece. Cool

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PPS Got to Fly in a Harrier T10 as a leaving present.................Better than.......... Wink

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Reply #6 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 7:52am

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Gotta love that first shot! Simply amazing! Cool

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Reply #7 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 8:44am

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Yeah number 1 is Shocked

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Reply #8 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 9:31am

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Jul 30^th, 2007 at 7:52am:

Gotta love that first shot! Simply amazing! Cool

Even with all that heat, efflux and outside, you still cannot see the fan through the intake due to condensation Shocked

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Reply #9 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 12:41pm

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Looking very good so far, Mark- what a great vantage point you guys had!!

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Reply #10 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 3:54pm

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CTA0022 wrote on Jul 29^th, 2007 at 11:33pm:

nice job as always

btw send them to airliners.net and i betcha those will make it...did you get any of the crashed p51?

I didn't get any of the crash, I could barely see it from where I was at. I have alot of those aircraft before they took off, the P-51-A was a very rare aircraft you don't see them very often, and it was the only one there, (I think). I will post some of it, it was a beautiful aircraft, and again my prayers go out to the Pilot and family.

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Reply #11 - Jul 30^th, 2007 at 4:58pm

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Marine Corps!! Our tanks can swim and our jets take off vertically!! Grin

Beautiful pictures, I love that bird, number one as everyone else has said, is terrific!!

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Reply #12 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 12:31pm

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BigTruck wrote on Jul 30^th, 2007 at 4:58pm:

Marine Corps!! Our tanks can swim and our jets take off vertically!! Grin

Yeah... unfortunately for you that jet is British! Grin

One very rare example of the US buying British equipment then modifying it for their own needs, rather than the other way round. Wink

Nice shots, but those engine inlets confuse me. It looks like they've still got their pre-flight covers on. Huh

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Reply #13 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 12:44pm

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Oddly enough if memory serves it was a USMC pilot who was allowed to try the prototype Harrier many years ago and then spent something like 2 years convincing his bosses that they NEEDED this aircraft. Just goes to show not all bootnecks are daft (my cousin being another exception inspite of being a typically drunk member of the Royal Marines for some years) Wink

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Reply #14 - Jul 31^st, 2007 at 12:47pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Jul 31^st, 2007 at 12:44pm:

Oddly enough if memory serves it was a USMC pilot who was allowed to try the prototype Harrier many years ago and then spent something like 2 years convincing his bosses that they NEEDED this aircraft.

Good for that pilot.

Now if only he'd do the same to British Airways about the A380... Grin

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