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Hot Harrier, Heavy Rain, Hard Landing - Spanish EAV-8B Harrier II+ - RIAT 2023

A particularly heavy and sustained rain squall arrived as the Spanish EAV-8B Harrier II+ was displaying on Sunday afternoon of The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2023 at RAF Fairford. The pilot, Capitán de Corbeta (CC) Guillermo 'Gonzo' Gonzalez de la Cruz, finished with a vertical carrier deck style landing with the dramatic effect of the water being blasted from the runway by the engine down draft, but perhaps wasn't bargaining for the bounce and tip onto the starboard out rigger and extra stress on the undercarriage. This is a great example of the Harriers strength and adaptability in wet and harsh weather conditions. The McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II was a joint project between the US and UK to develop a new generation of Harrier. The UK initially left the project in 1975 only to re-join it after the aircrafts first flight in 1981. The key differences between the original Harrier and the Harrier II were a more powerful engine, a larger composite wing with additional hard points, a better structure and an elevated cockpit. The Harrier II entered service with the RAF as the Harrier GR.5 which was later upgraded into the GR.7 and GR.9 variants before they were eventually retired in 2010. In the US the AV-8B went through a number of upgrades eventually creating two variants - the AV-8B(NA) standing for night attack and the AV-8B+ Harrier II Plus which featured an APG-65 muti-mode radar giving the aircraft the ability to carry the Aim-120 Amraam beyond visual range air to air missile. In October 1972 the Spanish Navy took a step forward integrating into the Harrier V/STOL program developed by Hawker Siddeley. In 1987 12 AV-8S were procured and formed the core of the 9th Squadron. The first three units, purchased from the United States, arrived on October 6th 1987 and were dubbed 'Cobras', although the official name for the first AV-8S aircraft in Spanish service was the 'Matador'. The VA.1 Matador was the Spanish designation for the AV-8S which, in turn, was the export designation of the USMC AV-8A. This Matador was produced in two production batches under the company designations of Harrier Mk 53 (first batch) and Harrier Mk 54 (second batch) respectively. A two-seat trainer Matador also existed under the designation of VAE.1, a Spanish designation for the TAV-8S which, in turn, was the export designation of the same TAV-8A in service with the USMC. 9 of these aircraft went on to serve with the Spanish Navy until 1996, when they were sold to the Royal Thai Navy. These were superseded in Spanish service from 1987 by the EAV-8B Harrier II which have also since been replaced with the radar equipped EAV-8B Harrier II Plus, 12 of which remain in service, together with 1 two seat TAV-8B model. The Harrier II PLUS has a totally redesigned and larger fuselage. New wing fuel tanks were incorporated and Rolls-Royce Pegasus 11-61 (US designation - F402-RR-408) engines installed. The plane has carbon-fibre composite leading edge root extension wings (LERX). However, the main feature is the nose with its state-of-the-art AN/APG-65 pulse Doppler radar with different configurations: air-air, air-surface with an advanced multi-mode, all-weather, day and night system. In 1996 and 1997 8 further 'Harrier' II PLUS were built under licence in Spain by Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A. This aircraft is the same model as that also still flown by the United States Marine Corps and the Italian Navy. Today the entire Spanish Harrier fleet is operated by 9 Escuadrilla who are based at Rota and operate from the Juan Carlos 1 amphibious assault ship.The Squadron has since clocked up more than 50,000 flight hours. The Spanish Navy is expecting to retain the Harrier in service until 2030 and intends to continue upgrading its Harrier squadron with better versions in order to keep this valuable tactical asset fully operational. For an interesting overview of the team and Spanish Navy operation of the Harrier II Plus there is an interesting article here:- https://www.airshows.co.uk/features/2... Video and Audio content is Copyright © High Flight This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as the videos Youtube embedded video option on any other website), without written permission.