Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Hammerhead on June 05, 2010, 10:55:12 AM
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He's a very brave pilot for staying with the aircraft so long, especially when you look at the payload hes carrying. :o
RAF AV-8B Harrier II Crash Landing Kandahar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viBxzd8T0RY#ws)
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Wow as you say stayed with it a long time considering the big green miracle grow containers hanging off the wings, very lucky it didn't cook off once the fire took hold
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Clip heading says AV-8B, isn't that the US Marine Corps Harrier?
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AV-8B II is the US Marine version but the RAF Harrier GR9 is very similar to it-probably just lack of knowledge of the person posting it.
He stayed with it a long time before banging out-very brave ;D
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He seemed to wait until the flames reached the cockpit before punching out.
Based on what we were told at Baldonnel yesterday I'm assuming that wasn't a 0/60 ejector seat? :)
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Based on what we were told at Baldonnel yesterday I'm assuming that wasn't a 0/60 ejector seat? :)
Like the Sgt that showed us the seat said most modern jets are equipped with zero/zero seats,
I believe the PC-9 dont use them because of the operating speed difference.
PC 9 seat http://www.martin-baker.com/products/Ejection-Seats/Mk--11.aspx (http://www.martin-baker.com/products/Ejection-Seats/Mk--11.aspx)
Harrier seat http://www.martin-baker.com/products/Ejection-Seats/Mk--12H---Harrier.aspx (http://www.martin-baker.com/products/Ejection-Seats/Mk--12H---Harrier.aspx)