Inspecting a Harrier Jet's Explosive Ejection Seat

The team is busy getting the Harrier ready for air show season, and that means having the ejection seat inspected. The new guy gets to lend a hand, but he must be extra careful, as the ejection seat is rigged with powerful explosives.

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[bradyspace]

If Pepsi honored their 90s marketing campaign, you'd be the second civilian owner of a harrier.

[pobuster]

Saw my first Harrier in 1976. It was flown
by a Swedish pilot. He put it down on one of our Helo spots and came into the galley for lunch and fuel (not served in the gallery) lol. My ship was the
USS Nashville Lpd 13 now decommissioned

[MattyK]

LOL...totally love the engine crane attached to the forklift to get the seat out. Post an lookout for the OH&S inspector. Bush mechanics skillz...love it.

[genraldmoney]

That hurt me to see that A-10 pilot eject off a perfectly fine A-10

[tarukmongto]

I mean, obviously they installed the safety pins so it would be impossible to set off the seat accidentally.... but that wouldn't make for any drama would it

[lappydog]

Wow what a great addition to the team. Sam is awsome

[artnallsjr.]

Notice the Go Navy, Beat Army banner? Just in time for the big game!

[IIIIIaexIIIII]

The yellow handle on top looks cool, you should

[eklix]

Keep up to good work! You guys are great!

[RelativeWind]

how many times did they show the front window being cleaned

[jamesbohe]

Worked on the AV8A in the late seventies, next door to 231 (VMA 542, Flying Tigers), always wanted one of the trainers. Saw the 231 XO eject between the hangers, one that "caught a wave", another that performed a tail stand that went horribly wrong and ran through the Station Ops flight line, hanger, and parking lot, and one that dropped into the bay off of officers housing. It was a bad year-or-so for Harriers. Live and learn or die young, I guess. Still love 'em and hope to fly/ride in one while there are any left. You can do so many things with a Harrier that can't be done with any other bird, and a few that shouldn't even be done with a Harrier. Never licensed for the Sencil B, and wouldn't care to. But noticed no MDC in the Plexi windows, gone on the B model? Still had the World Map between the legs when I was doing my thing, guess that is a weight saver on the B. When I was in, we had more snow at Cherry Point than North Dakota, the exhaust came in handy a few times! All I can say is . . .I wish I was you! Semper Fi.

[TuffBurnOutTeam]

Great video thank you for Showing Australia

[blackieskinner]

I was deployed to bagram Afghanistan and they had harriers flying there, they are incredibly loud in vertical flight

[IsaiahTrujillo_]

R.E.D





retired extremely dangerous

[JustaPilot]

Damn it if I didn't have to work for a living! I'm up in Waldorf and fly out of Freeway, W00, and if I had the times I would love to be involved with this program. Former NavAir guy, helo AC and ASM, many years ago.

[rubenscott]

That man has the best job in the world and a expert

[kansasjayhawk]

Kevin Reed is a carbon copy of Micheal Jai White. An older version anyway.

[ludwiggroenewald]

He looks like captain archer from Star Trek enterprise

[lucid]

This antique, decades old Harrier gonna explode anyway. 😂

[leighallen]

i think that they still leave the indent in the hangar ceiling where a navy pilot was showing his family a f 4 and the seat was hot not very nice i spent 3 years on the forrestal flight deck you ladies and gentlemen are great for aviation have a great airshow season