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Watch this AV-8B Harrier land without a nosegear
... with this one weird trick (just kidding! (sort-of)) Video of an AV-8B harrier landing on the amphibious assault ship USS Batan with a misbehaving nose gear. Oh, the luxuries of VTOL. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Precise landing maneuver but what would have happened it there was no stool, nothing, the nose is stiff enough, ain´t it, so what is the big deal.
Umm, let's think......the nose might have got damaged!!!!
My son served with VMA-231 in Cherry Point NC from 2010-2012 servicing the Harrier "jump jet" and they lovingly called them the "Scarier" jets due to their constant mechanical failures.
We had them in Belize - used them to scare the Guatemalan troops massing on the border.
That was impressive and to think they had that noise stool for a backup plan. Nice job Capt.
Amazing, yes, but I have to ask: The stool was created specifically for this purpose? Does that mean faulty nose gear is common on these things?