Comments for "Cockpit View USMC Harrier Take-Off and Landing" Video at VideoSift.com

By Spoon_Gouge

Spoon_Gouge (http://www.videosift.com/member/Spoon_Gouge) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:25:03 -0800

It's kind of curious, I expected to see a VTOL take off vertically as well. Perhaps there is too much jet wash on take off for the deck of a carrier but I'd expect there would be a lot more on landing.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:28:15 -0800

I seem to remember reading that VTOL is very fuel-inefficient. Maybe they only do it where they have to.

By JTZ

JTZ (http://jtz.videosift.com) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:26:50 -0800

VTOL is not only fuel ineffcient, it also limits your take off load. So if the plane is full combat equipped it will not take off vertically. Instead it will use STOL since Harrier is a V/STOL fighter. It's taken off of a LHD (USMC amphibious assault ship).

By kulpims

kulpims (http://www.videosift.com/member/kulpims) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:25:26 -0700

*wings

By siftbot

siftbot (http://www.videosift.com/member/siftbot) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:25:26 -0700

Adding video to channels (Wings) - requested by kulpims.