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    Lt Cdr David Baddams describes flying the Sea Harrier F/A.2 and the capabilities of the aircraft. He explains that the F/A.2 allows pilots to fight beyond visual range if needed, but can still mix it up in close combat if necessary. Baddams notes that the Sea Harrier community is relatively small, with only 50 pilots total across 3 squadrons. He states that when pitted against other allied aircraft in exercises, the F/A.2 often surprises them with its capabilities. While not designed for dogfighting, the aircraft can maneuver using vectored thrust if required, though this sacrifices energy. The Royal Navy now has a powerful air defense asset in the upgraded Sea Harrier.

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    Lt Cdr David Baddams describes flying the Sea Harrier F/A.2 and the capabilities of the aircraft. He explains that the F/A.2 allows pilots to fight beyond visual range if needed, but can still mix it up in close combat if necessary. Baddams notes that the Sea Harrier community is relatively small, with only 50 pilots total across 3 squadrons. He states that when pitted against other allied aircraft in exercises, the F/A.2 often surprises them with its capabilities. While not designed for dogfighting, the aircraft can maneuver using vectored thrust if required, though this sacrifices energy. The Royal Navy now has a powerful air defense asset in the upgraded Sea Harrier.

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    Lt Cdr David Baddams describes flying the Sea Harrier F/A.2 and the capabilities of the aircraft. He explains that the F/A.2 allows pilots to fight beyond visual range if needed, but can still mix it up in close combat if necessary. Baddams notes that the Sea Harrier community is relatively small, with only 50 pilots total across 3 squadrons. He states that when pitted against other allied aircraft in exercises, the F/A.2 often surprises them with its capabilities. While not designed for dogfighting, the aircraft can maneuver using vectored thrust if required, though this sacrifices energy. The Royal Navy now has a powerful air defense asset in the upgraded Sea Harrier.

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    BAe/McDonnell Douglas Harrier by Andy Evans | CROWOOD AVIATION

    SERIES 1998 ...Flying the F/A.2 with LCDR David Baddams


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    As I once said to an interested RAF flyer. it's much better to 'stop'
    and then 'land', rather than 'land' and then try to 'stop'!'
    'To get involved in a "furball"in the FRS.1 & engaging the "enemy"
    with AIM-9s could be well compared to having a knife fight in a tele-
    phone box', explains Lt Cdr David Baddams. Senior Pilot of No.899
    Squadron at RNAS Yeovilton, 'with the F/A.2, however, we can now
    fight BVR, getting in close only if neccessary we believe we now
    have the best and most compact air defence aircraft in Europe.' The
    Sea Harrier pilot community is relatively small, with only fifty in total,
    just over half actually serving in flying posts; the numbers break down
    into ten each with Nos. 800 and 801 and four-teen with No.899. 'The
    SHAR2 is makes us perhaps the "meanest new kids on the block",
    continues Baddams. 'and when we come up against aircraft belonging
    to our allies in DACT sorties, we offer more than a few surprises, and
    even when pitted against AMRAAM-armed American aircraft, they
    know what they're going to get in advance.
    The aircraft is not designed to be a dogfighter; we do not have the
    low wing loading of an F-16 or F-18, but we can mix it if neccessary.
    VIFFing gives us some advantages, but it's really a last ditch effort, as
    what we might gain in positioning we sacrifice in energy, so we excel
    at being able to hold people off at a distance without getting close in.'
    'On a conventional runway the first thing that anyone new to the
    F/A.2 always comments on is the massive acceleration. The engine is
    run to full power, the STO stop set to 50 degrees, brakes off and the 'g'
    pushes you into the seat. At 120 kts the nozzle lever is snapped smart-
    ly back to the STO stop and the Harrier leaps into the air. We then
    "collect" the aircraft, and make sure the yaw vane is straight, and its
    nozzles aft, gear up and away. Aboard ship we use the ski jump to
    allow us a greater take off weight, using a type of "ballistic lob" to aid
    us to wingborne flight.'
    'Despite the fact that the F/A.2 is a tremendously flexible aircraft - in
    fact, we can undertake any mission once airborne fighter, bomber or
    recce we are basically a day-only bomber, with no night capacity,
    however. In the past it was always the Sea Harrier's role to be a "stop-
    per", but now we are more the "shooter", and the Royal Navy has in
    the new seaborne Harrier a terrific asset.'...
    An ex-Royal Australian Navy
    Skyhawk pilot, David was on the
    last cruise of the Melbourne be-
    fore its retirement.
    Plans to buy HMS Invincible for
    the RAN disappeared after the
    Falklands and David found
    himself redundant at the age of
    23. He applied to transfer to the
    Royal Navy in 1984 and was
    accepted, going on to fly the Sea
    Harrier FRS.1, and latterly the
    F/A.2. He was appointed Senior
    Pilot of No.800 Squadron in 1992
    before moving to the Standards
    Squadron in 1993 and is current-
    ly Senior Pilot with No.899
    Squadron. A keen student of
    things vintage, David also flies
    the Hawker Sea Hawk of the
    Navy's Historic Flight.
    Photo from
    Andy Evans
    Lt Cdr David Baddams
    climbs aboard one
    of 899NAs's F/A.2.s.

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