"Ian" wrote in message
...

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
...
"Frijoles" wrote in message
ink.net...
I'm amazed that the Harrier has been around for over thrity years and
there's still so little understanding of how it works...

Seems to me that there's pretty good understanding of how it works, even
without your contribution, thank you very much.

Hot gas re-ingestion is a factor in engine performance in the
Harrier,
but
it won't make one fall out of the sky in a fashion similar to the jet
in
the
video.

What part of "I haven't seen the video" did you have a hard time
comprehending? You'll have to define "fall out of the sky", but I have
seen
video of exhaust re-ingestion that DID make a Harrier crash into the
ground.

Nothing in your post in any way contradicted mine. I still think it's
unlikely the pilot confused the nozzle control with the throttle.
Nothing
short of a statement from the pilot himself would convince me otherwise.
The controls simply aren't similar.

Not sure if its the same video, but the Harrier that went for a swim
during
a seaside display last year was caused by the pilot reaching for the wrong
lever....(Don't have a link to the accident report, but its out there
somewhere)

try this for starter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/3330045.stm