The Real Life Sci-Fi of Vertical Take-Off Planes

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Footage courtesy of:
Lance Cpl. Tyler Ngiraswei | Navy Media Content Services.
Cpl. Abbey Perria | Defense Imagery Management Operations Center
Lockheed Martin
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center

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[mattstacey]

I flew the Harrier for a few years and did 94 vertical landings.

I'm still not convinced that there isn't magic involved.

[paulfletcher]

I saw a Harrier Jump Jet at an airshow in the U.K. when I was a kid. It was brilliant, it hovered, moved sideways, backwards, turned a 360 on the spot, bowed to the crowd then pointed its nose to the sky and went straight up like a rocket. I’ll never forget that day.

[somerandomguyo_]

Educational Youtuber: *Exists*
Brilliant: It’s free real estate

[theotherguy]

2 interesting facts about the V-22 Osprey:

1. The diameter of the two rotors is so large that they can't be tilted 90 degrees horizontally while the aircraft is on the ground, otherwise the blades would be touching the floor.

2. Either one of the turbine engines can drive both rotors via a driveshaft that stretches across the wing. So if one of the engines fails and can't power it's own rotor then the remaining engine can take over.

[mattz]

“Real-Life”
“Sci-Fi”

*Confused Screaming*

[willhoonforfood]

As a former Harrier airframe mechanic, this is awesome. Thank you!

[monauralsnail]

I love the atomic age! Stuff built back then was inefficient and simplistic in comparison to modern tech, but damn the designs had character and were in a way almost soulful.

[ozarktheshark]

6:25 this looks like a scene straight from gta 5

[DonAmnesia]

They just use invisible wires what cheap magic

[kayagorzan]

Friend: What's your favorite car
Me: the Rolls-Royce
Friend: Which model?
Me: Rolls-Royce thrust measuring rig

[matthysfourie]

1:31 if that looks familiar it is because that is the Red Skull's helicopter in the first Captain America movie.

[StretchReality]

Kinda seems like the nazis were playing KSP irl

[CamoduckProductions]

3:55 "The resulting engine is pretty unique as a result."

[williamgiamerese]

not sure why, and im pretty surprised but this almost moved me to tears... the sheer amount of passion and dedication required to make something so precise, so graceful... i dont think i have been this moved in a long time, and i think i want to become a pilot, this has pushed into wanted to pursue flight, and while i wont be able to fly a harrier, or an F-18, i would be happy with a J3 cub, or a Cessna, thank you Real Engineering, i doubt you'll see this but but for the first time in a long long time i feel inspired, and i can not thank you enough

[quensoueu]

The legendary Hydra from GTA San Andreas

[jbw]

If you want to experience what it’s like to fly the Harrier you should get DCS with the AV8B NA module.

[chargeairsoft]

When the f35 takes off vertically it looks like it’s being taken by the alien mothership

[No-hfxq]

Damn that last plane really is like something from a scifi movie. I love how your videos show really how hard it is to design such engineering breakthroughs.

[MonsterPumpkin]

I wish you made more videos I love watching them

[gcarlson]

I've been a subscriber for a while and have enjoyed many of your videos. I was just watching a documentary on the Harrier jump-jet... I'm familiar with it but found myself confused with the nozzle placement. I couldn't find anything, well, I watched a crummy 1992 animation or something like that and then immediately yours popped up. Everything I wanted to know was explained in perfect detail along with history of how it got to that point proceeding that information. The thrust differential between the fronts and the rears was an issue I thought would have to be dealt with. Not only was my suspicion correct, as you immediately pointed out, you explained exactly how and why nozzle placement compensated for it. That's very satisfying, sir. Thank you!