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Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 07:55
by CelticWarrior
Final flight for UK's Harriers at RAF Cottesmore
I'm not 100% sure if this is the
final flight of the UK Harriers, or whether it's the final flight of Harriers from Cottesmore. Either way, they're all going soon.
A sad day
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 08:39
by jaguar1
It
is the final UK Harrier flight this afternoon around Rutland Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. It should be some sight as there will be 16 aircraft in total. Still a sad day though!
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 15 Dec 2010, 10:35
by tango234
I saw something in the telegraph this morning about some people in the RN trying to keep a "rump" of 20 harriers that can be flown at the weekend as part of the reserve...but I don't know whether anything will come of that
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 14:20
by MIKE JG
Man that is really sad to hear....
Guess it's time to delete those MAIW RAF Harrier packs...
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 14:27
by tango234
Maybe, but I certainly won't be.
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 15:22
by andy135
tango234 wrote:I saw something in the telegraph this morning about some people in the RN trying to keep a "rump" of 20 harriers that can be flown at the weekend as part of the reserve...but I don't know whether anything will come of that
UK MOD removed the Harriers "Fit to fly" certification with effect midnight. Weds.
No more Harrier flights in UK.
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 18:14
by vanguard 954
Most of the navy harrier pilots have moved on,seven are learning to fly F18 Hornets with the USN and two are on the French carrier,learning to fly the Rafale. Given that we wont have a carrier for nine years,the question has to be why?
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 16 Dec 2010, 21:29
by tango234
UK MOD removed the Harriers "Fit to fly" certification with effect midnight. Weds.
No more Harrier flights in UK.
Technically that can be reversed, though its unlikely.
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 01:11
by MIKE JG
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 18 Dec 2010, 16:09
by Victory103
Nice vid, I agree with the Admiral!
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 17:52
by VulcanDriver
Apparently the RN have sent some Harrier pilots for F/A-18E and Rafale flight training in the last few weeks. May be they are having second thoughts about the F-35 again.
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 19:46
by CelticWarrior
It's called 'hedging your bets'. The RN has always had a number of exchange posts with other Navies and USMC. Whatever the outcome of future plans, they want to be sure they retain some kind of capability within the pilot cadre so that, bring what may, when the new combination of aircraft/carrier come on line we don't have to start from scratch.
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 21:51
by james84
Re: Final flight for Harrier 'jump jet'
Posted: 23 Dec 2010, 21:58
by Victory103
Nice find on the NATOPS manual. The overhead break is pretty typical, but the vertical landing numbers help.
