2009 MCAS Miramar Airshow - AV-8B Harrier Demonstration

AV-8B Harrier Demonstration
VMA-211 "Wake Island Avengers"

2009 MCAS Miramar Airshow
MCAS Miramar
Miramar, California
Friday October 2, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, this AV-8B Harrier is put through its paces in a demonstration over MCAS Miramar. You will get to see vertical landings and a vertical takeoff in this demonstration, as Runway 6L/24R is constructed primarily of concrete. The aircraft came from VMA-211, the Wake Island Avengers, who are based at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. The callsign of this aircraft was WAKE 11. Also, take note of the callsigns of the demo pilot and the callsign of the Harrier pilot on the announcer's stand with Rob Reider.

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• AV-8B
• Harrier
• Demonstration
• Demo
• VTOL
• STOL
• VMA-211
• Wake
• Island
• Avengers
• MCAS
• Miramar
• Airshow
• Air
• Show
• 2009

[aussieblackhawk123]

-_- i hate how the yanks are just gonna throw away their damn harries and replace it with F-35s.....Keep them..they are good...if not give it to us aussies..will we'll use it like the F-111s..and mightaswell give us your F-117s.... all these aircraft still work great...why retire them? but meh

[vinzoli]

Harrier is still amazing. Nice video.

[McFlanker]

@aussieblackhawk123 Well the F-117s are extremely expensive to maintain, and they cant really carry a whole lot of munitions, so they just aren't worth keeping in service. Harriers aren't capable of supersonic flight, lack stealth and would (probably) get raped in a BVR fight with an F-35.

[twistedprophecy]

@jakem1900 more likely to be the higher power setting, the engines got cranked up alot higher to be able to push the harrier to a higher altitude and increase speed

[katoyushiromitsu]

@MasterHand125 that F35 are better?

[katoyushiromitsu]

@aussieblackhawk123 harriers can easily be modified to fulfil another role. Maybe provide close air support for infantry instead, they will probably do it better then the A10

[aussieblackhawk123]

@EEDDLL1234 lol im not sure if we'd make any good planes.. the only good thing we export is iron ore...

[ingaenterprise13]

Harriers for the win! I personally wish we could keep these a while longer and not completely replace 'em with the Lightnin II. >.> Harriers are just...awesome...

[EEDDLL1234]

@aussieblackhawk123 make your own damn airplanes ;) im sure aussies could do better

[TheGames55]

Mw2 :)

[Mach1Entertainment]

Harrier has always been my favorite jet...I remember seeing that bitch for the first time in True Lies...Epic.

[KitCloudkickerUK]

Lt Col Nalls Right?