Harrier (1988 Documentary)

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Жыл бұрын

(C) Command Vision Films, 1988. This documentary explores the development and combat history of the first-generation Harrier "jump jets."

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@paolotreu8501 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this great video. I was the first Italian Navy pilot to fly the AV8B PLUS version of the Harrier.

@MichelleMalsbury Жыл бұрын

Personally, I love the versatility of the Harrier. Thank you for this educational video.

@mothmagic1 7 ай бұрын

I was was lucky enough to have a 45 minute flight in the T4 variant when I was in Germany. One of the most wonderfully exciting flights I've ever had

@CYPRUS008044 8 ай бұрын

I had this documentary on vhs, used to watch it all the time. The distinctive voice of Peter Marinker brings back fond childhood memories

@shadowside8433 2 ай бұрын

The cheerful childhood thoughts of World War 3 - I remember them too!

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

Our late father introduced us to this superb aircraft in the 1970s and it was very much the last one that we British had that we could be truly proud of, as always it was sold, shared and copied to pieces by the 1990s but having proved itself peerless in the Falklands War I think we all have a place in our hearts and minds for this Harrier Jump-jet, as we all knew it. thanks again for the upload here and best wishes 👍

@barracuda7018 Жыл бұрын

In Falkland it was saved by the latest version of heat seeking Sidewinder A2A missiles delivered by the US...Otherwise the Argentinian Mach 2.2 Mirage III Daggers would have eaten it for breakfast..

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

@@barracuda7018 Maybe and US satellite 🛰 aid was somewhat helpful too however what wasn't helpful from our dear American cousins was Reagan also feeding Galtieri the satellite feeds!

@redroostermcmlxxl Жыл бұрын

@@barracuda7018 'Sidewinder A2A missiles delivered by the US' haha, yeah, which in turn was technology (and engineers) brought to americaland from Germany after ww2. What's cuckoo clock land done other than hide money?

@TheKillaGP Жыл бұрын

@@barracuda7018 Yeah well the British invented America so really we invented the Sidewinder too. Hazaar!

@DaveSCameron 10 ай бұрын

@BB-xx3dv I could debate these but yes Britain had a part in their creation.

@kurtdorr Ай бұрын

Chuck Rosburg, a test pilot from my hometown in Iowa, was killed when he ejected from the Harrier in 1969 while test flying it in Enland. Never have forgotten that.

@jurgenblick5491 Жыл бұрын

Damn that took balls of steel to fly one of these babes

@danielvandersall6756 Жыл бұрын

And an enormous amount of skill. Like flying a helicopter, while juggling chainsaws.

@njez7563 2 ай бұрын

Yeah like the vertijet

@robertdarcy2168 Ай бұрын

HARRIER and VULCAN are my Favourite Aircraft. AMAZING 🇬🇧❤️

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Жыл бұрын

Excellent documentary selection of a Formative Video about Harrier Aircraft ...thanks for sharing always (Mike Guardia )channel is sharing educational & informative Videos

@ivorharden Жыл бұрын

To think Sydney Camm went from designing bi planes to VTOL jets.

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

Priceless footages

@ainsleystones4600 4 ай бұрын

That was genuinely interesting. Thanks for posting. 👍🙂

@saxx001 Жыл бұрын

We miss you here in Wittering, was home of the Harrier

@ianedmonds9191 Жыл бұрын

The vulcan attack was purely a Psyops attack to show Argentina we could deliver Nukes to their mainland if we so desired. It was purely to underline how much they had bitten off in attacking British Territory. Phenomenal offensive.

@pauldickson3455 Жыл бұрын

Even though we could have just nuked them from our subs

@DominickDecocco Жыл бұрын

I love the narrator's voice, he sounds like Morgan Freeman!

@raymondyee2008 6 ай бұрын

And three years later the AV-8Bs saw real action in the 1991 Gulf War. But it should also be noted that the Harrier should avoid a knife battle with MIG-29s and SU-27 / SU-30 fighter types.

@jurgenblick5491 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant engineering

@britishpatriot7386 Жыл бұрын

We British Invent most things old and modern which makes me proud to be British and I'm proud of my history especially how we fought and died to stop the world slave trade which unfortunately still exists today in many parts of Africa and middle East. The Harrier jet is just one amazing fighter jet which the world looked upon with envy.

@chilledgamingforall1339 Жыл бұрын

It feels amazing and patriotic to be British 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@yungcaco1443 Жыл бұрын

Then you better fight for it because the way things are going in the UK 🇬🇧 British people won’t be around for much longer. Your being bred out by the same people your so proud of “liberating” lol.

@chilledgamingforall1339 Жыл бұрын

@@yungcaco1443 Nah that's what a lot of people think, but demographically we're still 87.1% white and ALL of the other ethnicities are 12.9%. No reason to be worried about 'being around for much longer' whatever that means haha.

@Onizukachan915 10 ай бұрын

You are very welcome for everything you use daily… invented by the colonies.

@dafyddthomas7299 9 ай бұрын

Agree same with the Concorde with our french friends often met with envy by the Yanks who did all they can to restrict the success of this aircraft

@stevedunch581 Жыл бұрын

The Ballsac??

@DefiantSix Жыл бұрын

Glad I wasn't the only one that caught that.

@chrisapperley2616 Жыл бұрын

Only the French could call there aircraft ballsac😂

@68orangecrate26 Жыл бұрын

Love this documentary... The Britts knew how to deploy it. The USMC never committed the logistics support necessary for forward deployment.

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

I thought us marines used it in iraq and Afghanistan,in fact still use it...

@AA-xo9uw Жыл бұрын

"The USMC never committed the logistics support necessary for forward deployment."(sic) Says the "keyboard expert" who never forward deployed in a VMA squadron.

@68orangecrate26 Жыл бұрын

@@AA-xo9uw Semper Fi...

@RB-lt8kt 8 ай бұрын

Pegusus engine made it possible. The Sea Harrier cockpit was mounted higher than he RAF / army version

@raymondyee2008 6 ай бұрын

It made it possible for the Harrier but it wasn’t easy to maintain and it’s partly to blame for some non-combat related accidents.

@RB-lt8kt 6 ай бұрын

Hard plane to fly but look at US fighters that have crashed as its a higher percentage@@raymondyee2008

@chrisapperley2616 Жыл бұрын

Still my favourite jet😁

@landocommando8 11 ай бұрын

Me too!

@markpaulo269 11 ай бұрын

and mine.

@chuckmoore8668 Жыл бұрын

When I was in the Corps at Lejeune, we called them Carolina lawn darts because of all the crashes that happened with them!

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

Lawn dart, it certainly well was!!! along with the jags and the bucs, thats the tenacity of the raffie and them marvellous GB flying machines, when slightly higher than snake shit is called,, "evasive and combat alttitude reached, over"....

@adrianh332 Жыл бұрын

The aircraft is proven technology and combat tested, if you keep crashing them I suspect the majority of those crashes are pilot error.

@chuckmoore8668 Жыл бұрын

@@adrianh332 it's not just pilot error, but weather conditions. I have personally heard Harrier pilots say the hover is the scariest part because of sudden wind changes. That sudden violent wind changes will cause you to crash.

@adrianh332 Жыл бұрын

@@chuckmoore8668 I don't doubt you but I'd still be willing to bet the majority would be pilot error and/or deficiency in training, the conditions around the Falklands have some of the most appalling weather conditions there are yet not one Harrier was lost in a carrier landing even when battle damaged. Violent wind changes are not an excuse.

@chuckmoore8668 Жыл бұрын

@@adrianh332 you also have to remember that name was first given to the jet in its early days. Before modern avionics, the aircraft was a lot more physically demanding too fly. I grant you after all these years, it has become an outstanding aircraft. But back in the day, they were a whole lot more unstable. That's why they put a weather vain on them so the pilot could visibly see the wind direction.

@njez7563 2 ай бұрын

Insane 50s technology

@jaydee6414 11 ай бұрын

"...I counted them all out, and I counted them all back". (Brian Hanrahan)

@simo-rn2tw Жыл бұрын

5:20 hang on there is a jet called the ball sack lol

@effingsix3825 10 ай бұрын

Harrier 2.0 👍

@user-qr1rc9tu5b 4 ай бұрын

TOP.HARRIER..SHOw.o.melhor.inteligente.

@montevallomustang Жыл бұрын

It's a good thing the harrier came first because there is no way they would let pilots bounce around in an f35b

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

The f35b came out other end though... Also first pilots for it, where from harriers...

@Jabberstax Жыл бұрын

Britain used to be at the forefront of aerospace development. The first VTOL fighter jet, the first passenger jet airliner and the only supersonic passenger plane have all come from Britain. Its a shame now Britain is a shell of its former self.

@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788 Жыл бұрын

Too much regulation has killed innovation.

@LordHolley Жыл бұрын

@@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788💯!

@alanpattinson6211 9 ай бұрын

@@unvaxxeddoomerlife6788What are these regulations, can you tell us what they are. The great destroyer was Maggie Thatcher she wanted the Uk turned into a nation of paper shufflers

@NarutoKing1520 7 ай бұрын

I’m actually ashamed to be English now tbh lmao

@awatt 5 ай бұрын

The UK has the second largest aerospace industry in the world.

@Mechanical_Turk 18 күн бұрын

I only reach Mach 1.3 in my DCS Harrier if I get out and push 😐

@ogukuo97 10 ай бұрын

It's hard to believe that within a year, the Berlin Wall would fall.

@russellhamer8690 Жыл бұрын

Great Doc even though the U.S Bought All of our harriers so they have a dedicated,Harriers sqd now... selling this Proven platform was a mistake I believe n the Americans know this...Great channel liked n subscribed 😊

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

Midships MIDSHIPS!

@DefiantSix Жыл бұрын

"If there should ever be a war between the Warsaw Pact and NATO, one could take it for granted that all NATO airfields would be wiped off the map within 24 hours." Really??? The Ukrainians still have many of their military airfields, and it's been the next best thing to 24 WEEKS in that conflict.

@MikeGuardiaAuthor Жыл бұрын

Yep. The irony of hindsight. Though the narrator may be referring to a nuclear first strike (?)

@wor53lg50 Жыл бұрын

@@MikeGuardiaAuthor not necessarily, he might be referring to anti runway bombs! One of the first missions in falklands, so must have been high on military doctrine at the time of making this documentary...same as in desert sheild with jp233's.....

@Okido24 Жыл бұрын

Agree

@DaveSCameron Жыл бұрын

Hardly a world war however

@BigDaddy-yp4mi Жыл бұрын

Russia, not Warsaw Pact, is fighting Ukraine, not NATO. You're comparing apple and oranges dude.

@trikyy7238 9 ай бұрын

Back when UK was a serious country.

@edwinsalau150 Жыл бұрын

Lawn Dart! Now we have the Osprey! Widow makers!

@Mulberry2000 Жыл бұрын

Some americans are trying to claim the harreir is an american invention, they do this by sayign the av- 8 b is american aircraft with some new design features. It is not an american aircraft, any one can modify a plane but the basic design etc is based on a british one. To take take credit where its not due is dishonesty and theft. All planes go through variants, there were many variants of the mustang and the brits had a big hand in that but it was till an american aircraft,. The spifire had aboutr 14+ variants which improved over time but it was stil the spitifire. The same with the Av-8B its still a harrrier and that plane is briitsh wheither americans like it or not.

@MrLordingit 5 ай бұрын

Americans today " Harriers are shit" then why did the USA copy them under licence and didn't make their own? Americans on Quora have ruined my view of the USA.