Thrust vectoring before it was cool - the Harrier

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 10/22/2014 at 18:06 • Filed to: None

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No, wait, I lied. Thrust vectoring has always been cool.

Chris Clarke > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:08

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From my own collection.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:12

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Wow.

Svend > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:14

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A very sad loss for the British forces.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 10/22/2014 at 18:16

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The Harrier, since it doesn't really have any fine control on the lift vectors , IIRC just depends on the balancing system to balance the fan ducts and rear nozzles, and tilts around/spins with wingtip, nosetip, and tail thrusters. Kind of like a space vehicle, which explains why it moves a little like a space vehicle with gravity offset by the engine.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Svend 10/22/2014 at 18:19

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I quite deliberately avoided any active crash gifs - there seem to be a few. Didn't realize right off this one was a snatch from that incident as well. Doesn't change the fact that this is what the Harrier was capable of and impressive, so I'll let it stand.

Blue 300 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:19

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Did some one say thrust vectoring?

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:20

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Thanks, I didn't know that.

Svend > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:29

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Sorry, I never meant it in that way, sorry. I meant that now the U.K. hasn't got any (though I dare say a few would of been kept behind). They were demobbed and put in storage with all systems maintained ready to go if needed and then after a few months the U.S. bought them and took them stateside for parts.

First picture, in storage in the U.K.

Second and third picture, as they are now AMARG in Arizona.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Svend 10/22/2014 at 18:31

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Ah, right. I thought perhaps you knew better than me the origin of the gif, considering there have been a couple of hard knocks.

Svend > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 18:41

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No sorry I should of wrote it better.

djmt1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 19:09

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Jesse Shaffer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/22/2014 at 19:31

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If that's on purpose, that's one of the best damned pilots I've ever seen. Those things are sketchy.