Hummingbird Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Might prove an invaluable source for their new Harrier project :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 He and his team seem to be a great opportunity to get information. I believe they would be happy to see this 'valuable peace of history' getting preserved in digital form. My thoughts exactly :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlaxoxo Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 What a chance, I agree : ) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Youtube Reddit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyforDCS Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Great stuff! Razbam take note! Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 great find! MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Good ol' Art Nalls. He's got himself three Harriers, actually. At least, he's trying to import a T.8 last time I heard and he has a GR.3 for parts. His current bird is the FA.2, which is a monster in terms of performance when compared to the GR.7/GR.9. Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyforDCS Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Just the fuel, and storage costs alone must be HUUUGE, let alone the maintenance costs.... Current specs: Windows 10 Home 64bit, i5-9600K @ 3.7 Ghz, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB Samsung EVO 860 M.2 SSD, GAINWARD RTX2060 6GB, Oculus Rift S, MS FFB2 Sidewinder + Warthog Throttle Quadrant, Saitek Pro rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Good ol' Art Nalls. He's got himself three Harriers, actually. At least, he's trying to import a T.8 last time I heard and he has a GR.3 for parts. His current bird is the FA.2, which is a monster in terms of performance when compared to the GR.7/GR.9. The GR.7 & 9 are both lighter than the FA.2 whilst featuring the same engine and a larger wing with LERX, so that seems abit strange :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDetroit Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Cool vid, thanks for posting. I have a new appreciation for the Harrier now. In any event, I read he paid only about 2.5m Euros or $2.7m US dollars (I figured would be double that amount - so not bad) - see below for article. He hasn't divulged what he has paid for it though. I hadn't read the whole article, but looks like it costs about $175 per MINUTE to fly and not sure about maint. costs which gotta be outrageous. Anyhow here's the article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2079321/Royal-Navy-Sea-Harrier-Meet-man-loved-jump-jets-bought-lovingly-restored-working-order.html Good day, DrDetroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooternutz Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Sure hope Razbam takes heed. [sIGPIC]https://drive.google.com/file/d/16rUBmmJR7A3YGZVGPGskxG1XtvulGojJ/view?usp=sharing[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) The GR.7 & 9 (or Harrier II) did differ from the Sea Harrier in some ways though, namely in terms of avionics and aerodynamic enhancements: However I'm sure Art Nalls has a wealth of information on these later iterations as well. Edited January 1, 2016 by Hummingbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emg Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 (edited) ^ Nice marketing piece ;) The new "supercritical" composite wing was bigger, by 2.69 square meters (29 square feet), and had reduced sweep, 36 degrees instead of 40 Despite the uprated engine and the lower weight, the AV-8B was about 80 KPH (50 MPH) slower than the AV-8A. The Marines didn't care. They wanted a "bomb truck" with greater payload and endurance, not a "hot rod". In compensation, the AV-8B was more agile in air combat than the AV-8A. http://www.airvectors.net/avav8_3.html And there's a lot of GR.5/7/9-specific information in that article for anyone who's interested. Edited January 1, 2016 by emg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 ^ Nice marketing piece ;) http://www.airvectors.net/avav8_3.html And there's a lot of GR.5/7/9-specific information in that article for anyone who's interested. Marketing piece? It's from "Harrier II: Validating V/STOL" by Lon Nordeen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emg Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I use " ;) " to show I'm joking, maybe I'm getting old? :p Joking aside, it almost reads like a marketing piece, as if the 2nd gen Harrier improved on absolutely everything from the 1st gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 I use " ;) " to show I'm joking, maybe I'm getting old? :p Joking aside, it almost reads like a marketing piece, as if the 2nd gen Harrier improved on absolutely everything from the 1st gen. It pretty much did, only thing that got worse was speed :) Acceleration, handling, load carrying capability etc etc all improved drastically with the Harrier II project. Anyway it's not a marketing piece at all, it's very good book actually with lots of first hand accounts and source material from former and still active Harrier pilots. Definitely recommend it. There's a good preview on google books just incase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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