Check out the Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ Thank you for watching guys, finally some love for all the Harrier fans out there. If you have ideas for future videos go ahead and let me know in the comment section and we might be able to make your idea into a video. Thanks again for watching, and I'll see you in the next one, Much Love.

@legendary_siege_goat1540

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

@floofles9473

Жыл бұрын

Can I get the p-51 spitfire dogfight? Please?

@superfisto

Жыл бұрын

"Do I win?" YES Also, can chaff or flares damage an opponent's engine?

@hkguitar1984

Жыл бұрын

Thank You GS, Great Content and Flying.

@mogambogaming567

Жыл бұрын

pls do a video with jaguar of indian airforce.

The tomcat has an inherent advantage if you have a mid air collision and all parties eject successfully. Then it becomes a 2v1 ground fight XD

@wiranazahrin6262

Жыл бұрын

unless u include the SAR team ...then it will be marines vs seals

@bigroaststyrone8135

Жыл бұрын

1.5 at best. I don’t trust Jester to not get caught in a tree

@A_barrel

Жыл бұрын

Jester already ejects at everything so he's just gonna run away from a ground fight

@simplyexisting1125

4 ай бұрын

Not if Goose is killed in the ejection.

I think it technically counts as a gun kill if you beat the other guy to death with your gun pods.

@LevSeven_

Жыл бұрын

Drop the gun pods on his plane and knock him out of the sky

@FlightDreamz

Жыл бұрын

@16:42 One of things in D.C.S. I wouldn't have believed if something didn't capture it and post it on KZread!

A very long time ago, I worked at Hughes Aircraft in Tucson. Among one of the many systems we made (mostly missiles - AIM54C, Roland, Tow2, the *original* AMRAAM, Mavericks), we also made ARBS - the Angle Rate Bombing System that was installed in the Harrier. The only US unit to operate the Harrier was the USMC, and the mission was all about close air support for the Marines on the ground. These Marine pilots took their jobs *very* seriously. Well, along about 1983, Hughes was having some production issues with ARBS, and it was seriously pissing off a Marine general. So, he had one of his pilots fly a Harrier to the Hughes parking lot for a motivational speech. He gave his little intro then popped open the front end of the Harrier to show a concrete block in place of ARBS. He pointedly mentioned the concrete block did not help him in his mission. We had a little more zing after that.

@Arrow_118

Жыл бұрын

That's the Marines for ya.

@scooter748driver9

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the ARBS was VERY accurate. The camera with magnification made for good target identification, especially when bombing from high altitudes.

@tennsquid9438

Жыл бұрын

Marines won alot of air to air combat wargames too when i was in the naval aviation

@tdhiatt52

Жыл бұрын

My dad worked there also with the AMRAAM

@mk6315

Жыл бұрын

@@tdhiatt52 does he watch DCS lol

The gun on the harrier cannot be shot while nozzles rolled because it uses bleed air from the engine to actuate the gun. While nozzles are rolled bleed air goes to the RCS shutters for hovering Mobility. There just isn’t enough bleed air from the engine to feed both the systems which is why you get one or the other. 👌🏼👌🏼 (VMA-231 mechanic)

@Ezees23

Жыл бұрын

Hey DD, I was a MALS-32 ASE Mobile Electric Power Plants Tech/Elec (60kW's and 200kW's; MOS 6072/6073; '87-'92). We supplied you with all of the associated support equipment. You were in my MAG, ie: MAG-32 (or if more recently, MAG-14, LOL). Semper Fi, DD......

@aimanislam1233

Жыл бұрын

@@Ezees23 Damn bro got aired

@0neBadRabbit

Жыл бұрын

I had always assumed the cannon was fed by electric power. Good to know 😅

I've always had a soft spot for the Harrier. Putting it up against a twin engine air superiority fighter is cruel, but I'm happy to see that it held its own for quite a long time and even scored a kill. Great job.

@adamw2911

Жыл бұрын

The Harrier is more than capable of doing well in a close scrap against air superiority fighters. Speak to US Air Force pilots who came up against the Royal Navy Sea Harriers in exercises.

@williambuchanan8607

Жыл бұрын

Another great British concept !!

@HypoceeYT

Жыл бұрын

Two kills! One and two-thirds at worst!

@spins321

Жыл бұрын

This is a very abnormal fight (DCS). There are alot of lessons to be learned from the Tomcat perspective. First, try to know what your fighting. That dictates how you enter the merge and then how to push the fight you want to have using the advantages afforded you. Second, be aggressive: this Tomcat had many advantages in the vertical space to keep the Harrier nose high which takes away his pitch potential. Bit frustrating to watch.

@realMaverickBuckley

Жыл бұрын

@@adamw2911 Yeah I was just listening to an interview with a retired F14 and F18 guy. He was saying the Sea Harriers with the later RR engine and Radar never failed to impress, and surprise our guys. Regaled a few hilarious stories of appearing from underneath their carriers flight decks 😅

I'd love to see a fox-2 fight without waiting until the merge. Kinda curious as to how the dynamics of such a fight would work out.

@rickblackwell6435

Жыл бұрын

Instant death for one or both I think.

@jemarcatubig3171

Жыл бұрын

U can see that on every bvr merge scenario.... Fox 2 easier to dodge when launched from the front... So its better to save it for a better shot after merge, and use fox 3 instead.

@stevato0449

Жыл бұрын

Instant death, every BVR that comes to that scenario comes to either person or both dying depending on how good the missiles reject flares and track

@sethry1561

Жыл бұрын

That's not a good or entertaining fight.

@oscarzheng9902

Жыл бұрын

you'll just be wasting your fox 2s, just wait until the merge

I often forget how big of a bird the tomcat is yet how good it is in a dogfight.

@retardmoguss

Жыл бұрын

fun fact, the flanker is slightly bigger than the tomcat, yet both are extremely capable platforms in their own rights

@bigglock5478

Жыл бұрын

Almost as big as this BWC god blessed me with. “Pickle” “magnum” “fox!!!!”

@kennyj4366

Жыл бұрын

True, she be a big cat.

@puppergump4117

Жыл бұрын

big engine need big plane

@kristinawhorey3837

Жыл бұрын

@@Dudeman9339 The Harrier is not that small and its profile is not slim. You use your eye ball to see them 20nm away on a head on fight..

The Harrier looks like those "dolphin" motor-boats/subs. Coolest thing ever! Great video as usual🤘

Hello GS, when I was a kid in 1980 my parents bought me the Encyclopedia of World Air Power. It was an illustrated hardcover book beautifully presented with an F-14 on the cover. I loved that book and wore out the binding. The color illustrations were amazing and I cherished that book. Your videos bring that book to life and I appreciate your content. Even though I’m old and never fulfilled my dream of becoming a pilot, I get to live the dream because of your channel. Keep them coming and be well. ✈️

@TheRealAaronSmith

Жыл бұрын

Never too old for a simulator!

@edsmale

Жыл бұрын

Lovely memory of your parents as well.

@ChrisMokkel

Жыл бұрын

It's not too late to get a PPL

@edsmale

Жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMokkel or a sport license

@ChrisMokkel

Жыл бұрын

@@edsmale is that like a ultralight license? -but yes, anything to get him in the air! It is amazing 🤩

What a fight! It was interesting all the way, but that collision in the end was just a cherry on top!

I love the longer videos. I was definitely still watching at the beginning of round 3, and all the way until the end.

There's the Gun Kill, the Missile Kill, and the Maneuver Kill. Now we need a name for "he ran into me while shooting me down and I got out but he didn't" kill.

@gyges3742

Жыл бұрын

GS-Manouverkill Is that the word you mean?

Can’t explain why but the Harrier is my all time favourite aircraft.

I never thought about it much but the size difference between the Tomcat and the Harrier is crazy

@stevemc6010

Жыл бұрын

It has to fit in Assault ships and doesn't have folding wings, it is quite small.

@Skankhunt023

Жыл бұрын

But the harrier has a nice personality

@paaat001

Жыл бұрын

One drawback with the small size is that the Harrier is vulnerable from a gun hit almost anywhere. The avionics and electronics packages are packed tight in that airframe..

Have you considered doing A-10 vs a Harrier? Speaking from a place of ignorance, isn't the latter an air-to-ground fighter like the A-10? Would love to see how that dogfight would go!

@zentriel

Жыл бұрын

I second that!

@huntingfox3351

Жыл бұрын

The A in AV-8B stands for Attacker, just like it does for the A-10, so yes. It is placed between the A-7 and the YA-9 in the attacker numbering line. With the AV-8B + variant, the Harrier's DMT gets replaced by a radar, giving it a better fighting chance in dogfights, but we have the NA (Night Attack) variant in DCS, not the + (RAZBAM pls)

@cancelanime1507

Жыл бұрын

You don't wanna face the A-10 in a turn fight

Always love Harrier Content. Keep it up.

Chanel is growing because you're just a very good flyer and video maker and it enjoyable to watch someone do something that is difficult extremely well. I think this is the type of thing I look for on youtube just fine skilled people doing difficult things in an entertaining way.

@truthseeker9454

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I don't play DCS. I just appreciate the excellence and creative passion he puts into his content. I've learned a TON about planes and dogfighting along the way.

16:00 "I know, everything is fine". It was at this moment that I knew that this last round would have a good ending. It didn't disappoint! 😁

The "wires" you mention are actually called MDC (miniature detonator cord) and it's inclusion in all RAF fast jets is why protocol for RAF pilots is to put clear visor down every flight. The most common injury during ejection is called MDC Splatter, when the explosion of the canopy creates "perspex" shrapnel that has a propensity to fly back into the crew's faces, blinding them. Goose wouldn't have died if they'd had MDC on their canopy!

Hey GS, I just wanted to say thanks for uploading so frequently with such good content. I’ll be honest, a lot of the time I don’t even watch your videos but rather listen to them while I work because your narration is usually a play-by-play on the dogfight. You explain everything so well that I don’t need to see what’s going on to understand the fight and I think that makes you one of the greatest DCS channels out there. Glad your channel has grown so much over the last couple of years and I honestly believe you deserve it.

Always watching right to the end o7 it's astonishing how much these videos can actually teach you for duelling.

Hey GS, you're one of the best content creators I've found on KZread. Always entertaining, always keeping it fresh, and you've taught me so much about DCS. Hope you're having a great day!

That "Pull up!" was aggressive.

While I'd normally call something like that ending a draw, the fact you managed to eject makes me think it's a victory for you. Good stuff as always!

The Harrier's audio chimes are so polite. The first chime sounds like a passenger plane cabin. So British.

I always watch the whole video, and the longer the better. Keep up the great videos :)

@hartunstart

Жыл бұрын

And the ending was good!

I love how GS uploads almost everyday!

Somehow that Harrier is so heavy you can feel it through the video

One of my very best friends was a test pilot for the UK navy he said when he was teaching @ Edwards air force base the harrier was so small it fitted under the wing of a tomcat parked up.

@scooter748driver9

Жыл бұрын

No. The Harrier is small compared to the Tomcat but it won't fit under the wing of one

Dude, after that first alarm from the Harrier I was waiting for the captain to announce, “prepare for departure”! Lol

Yes! Hahaha! Thank you so much! You actually did a dogfight in the harrier, using the nozzles and everything, right what I asked for! I loved it so much, thank you! I love your videos man!

Still watching, and I never thought I would need to see a fight between a 14 and a harrier. The things you don't know you need until you find them.

I love the Harrier and you never fail to impress when you fly it. Nice stuff, as always.

Round 3 is definitely a win for you.The way the Tomcat was maneuvering to get the shot also put it on a collision course. A different trajectory would have meant a miss when going for the shot. This reminded me of that video not to long ago, where it was 1 to 1 (you were in the MIG 29, I think) and your missile caught up to the other guy after you were hit. Since he was too low to eject, that was still a win for you.

@grimgamer24

Жыл бұрын

I would say it's more of a no contest or a tie because both planes were downed. If he was able to land it like he did in the f-22 vs p-52 video, I would've said it was a win for him.

@Rotaks

Жыл бұрын

@@grimgamer24 Don't act like leftist who can recognize a simple true. The winner is the one - who survived. It is that SIMPLE.

She’s done flying”. “Did I win?” My chuckles for the day.

12:18 I think you're underestimating your own channel and popularity dude. I have never stopped watching one of your videos before the end. Not once. You can add a couple of extra rounds to every video you've made and I would have watched them.

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

Well thank you I appreciate you saying that and you staying for the videos. Much love.

Thanks for playing extra rounds! Good stuff as always

Love the content man keep it up I've been watching for a while and you are the sole reason I got into this game thank you , really, for introducing me to this masterpiece.

That collision at the end was so crazy! great video!

Was a harrier gun mechanic, you cant use the gun with them down because there isnt enough flow going to the gun system to fire it since its pneumatically driven.

@GrowlingSidewinder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, learn something new everyday.

No matter how long one watches these videos, GS manages to get involved in something new that I've never seen before. If you didn't see it, you wouldn't believe it. That was some crazy ending.

Wow, a mid-air collision 💥. I love that they don't exclude them.

I love me some longform videos, and somehow the stars lined up perfectly for what happened in round 3, im wheezing over here XD

I love the longer videos. I stay until the end. You won round 3. Great job.

12:20 pretty sure we are all still here watching brotha!

The F-14 and the Harrier I love both of these aircraft, thanks for doing this one.

100% still watching. Love the 'best of 3' matches, always defines a clear winner.

Love the longer videos. Keep up the great work. I also love my "I'm a Cat Lover" hoodie!

Great video. These were 2 of my favorites growing up.

That F-14 going by supersonic and going into the vertical is so intimidating from the Harrier cockpit. I do wonder, though, if the Harrier has one more trick up its sleeve with the takeoff/landing thrust that consumes a limited store of water

And that's why the need for longer vid's, just insane!

So glad I stayed till the end! Epic!

Yes, still watching to the end. Love watching the crazy mashups.

That wondering "Do I win? He got disintegrated... " had me laugh out loud. Last Man Standing, bro, I'd say you were 2-1. The Harrier lived up to its name and proved "... it's the size of the fight in the dog." Great stuff.

The wires are called ‘MDC’, miniature detonation chord. [Former Harrier engineer].

6:11 Thank you. When without wingman, the Harrier is the most played plane for me. It has so much downsides compared to F/A-18, F-16, F-15, SU-Something, Mig-Something, JF-Something in AA fights and even downsides in AG compared to A-10 or F/A-18. But pushing the possibilitys byside, it is an awsome plane to play with much fun potencial due to complexability and I would love to see some more GS-Harrier videos!

Love the longer videos. Always wanna see best out of 3-5

DCS seriously needs to fix this critical bug of F-14 instantly vapourizing when touching Harrier. 🙂 Great video as always.

The Harrier always reminds me of Battery Aziz hanging from a missile. You're Fired!

Well besides the 3rd round I was pretty impressed with how the first fight went! To be fair to the Harrier though I think you should only do Fox 2 fights or fights you could actually get into in a real world scenario. Still I was impressed with your handling of the Harrier, nicely done! Fun to watch as well. It would be interesting to see how a 2v2 or 2v1 fight with Fox 2 missiles would go and would be fun to arch! Thanks for making and sharing this and great job!🤙

12:25 sounding off just for you, GS. Keep up the great work!

That ending was so out of left field but funny as hell. Do a Harrier Vs. F-22 video. I know it will probably be a montage of you getting gunned from six o'clock but it will still be funny to watch.

That last ejection was like something out of the old GI-Joe cartoon.

That collision was awesome. You threw your plane at him and won the fight.

Lt. Shotgun: TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE! PREPARE FOR RAMMING SPEED! Jester: Wait, WHAT

I think recall reading somewhere that the Harrier was once put through a series of "test dogfights" with other top of the line fighters as part of a presentation of what the Harrier could do and that it ultimately won those tests. Though, from the way it was worded, I get the sense that when these "test dogfights" were done, the Harrier was such a new aircraft that certain things that it could do were so new to those it was tested against that they were tricked into overshooting while the Harrier pilot had some general idea on what the planes he was facing could do and thus set up that overshoot. Thus, it'd be a trick that would really only work once or twice and wouldn't be sustained over time.

I don't remember the name of the book but when I was a kid I clearly remember a book in the library showing a Harrier was able to flip the nozzels in a dog fight to reverse then shoot the enemy. I was like 8 but still didn't believe that was possible lol

I watch to the end of every video, GS. I saw the runtime on this one and said "sweet!"

Not sure if I just missed it but a tip for turning in the harrier is to not actually have the nozzles all the way down but at about 20-40 degrees which will significantly increase the turn rate wile still not allowing you to just stall straight away.

I wish I could fly the Harrier... Thx for another awesome vid GS. Pretty sweet when you got the kill in the first round!

Dude, you won and WE won!! THIS is why we want longer fights! You never know when Pure Awesomeness is about to happen!!

I watch every one too the end bro. Fascinating.

Always good to see the youtube notification

That Round 3 kill has to be in the next highlights reel! That was awesome.

Man you did awesome in the Harrier!

Im early for once! Love the content GS and thanks for being the reason I got into DCS!

Fantastic videos! Still watching! Keep up the Great work!

Thankyou for all your efforts GS, always entertaining. Brilliant kill at the end there. Wonder how Shotgun saw it?

In that last round, someone may be walking home, but he's still going home and the other guy isn't. As an Army Iraq veteran i can tell you that is a win.

I love this stuff. I am getting my DCS stuff together and should be flying soon.

Excellent dog fight video. I learned a lot from you. Thank you.

Did I win? - Growling Sidewinder observing fireballs all over the place after ejection

That was almost as spectacular as the ME-262 getting hit by the B-25 wing.

@debbiestimac5175

Жыл бұрын

Tomcat : "You said you wanted to smash, here I come!" Harrier : "Not like this! Not like this!" 🤣

Missiles on 1 +7 look so weird. RAF have 1a and 7a (extra pylons by the outrigger) and no guns. The MDC (wire on the canopy) is mild detonating cord. Doesnt always work so there are horns on the ejection seats that punch through the canopy just incase.

I’m new to your channel and so far enjoying your vids. Love to see you fight formidable pilots instead of scrubs.

I watched that collision an unhealthy amount of times. Had me dying.

Thank you for the longer video big man

loving the longer videos GS 👍

This is one of those videos where I'm glad I stuck around to the very end.

Gotta admit, started following this channel after watching Top Gun Maverick Loving it since!! Keep up the content!!

That was absolutely hilarious 😂 Love the longer videos

12:23 - Still watching, sir! 👀 Thanks for the extra round. 16:07 - GS: "See, he has the engines to just climb away at will. And once he figures that out, which he obviously has done, there's nothing I can do." EXCEPT throw your jet into his engines. How DID you survive that?! 😆 17:03 - LOL, BRILLIANT maneuver kill, GS!!! 👏 Very glad to hear your channel continues to grow. 400K coming up soon!...

The old one winged angel maneuver... Gets 'em every time.

Great video! I was there for round 3. 😂👍

Quite literally pulled the UNO reverse card on his gun kill there at end! I remember seeing the Harrier demonstrate at an airshow when I was a kid. It was pretty awesome! Also got to see the MiG-29 right around the collapse of the USSR, could have been the Su-27 not sure. Pops was in the air force at Elmendorf AFB and back then air shows were a yearly event by gods I loved every second of every single one.

That was awesome last round!! Cheers 🍻

It would be interesting to see GS in both planes, bc he typically dominates the fights regardless of the plane he chooses. That would give a better indication of what the planes are capable of.

YES, VICTORY FOR ROUND ONE IN THE HARRIER. I appreciate the shout out to us far and few harrier fans

That’s one way to win a fight. Just be slow enough and get in the bandit’s way forcing him to crash into you midair right as you eject milliseconds before impact