A History Of British VSTOL Aircraft. Legendary British Test Pilot, John Farley. #harrier #testpilot

The late John Farley was one of the most respected test pilots in the world. His work through the years for Hawker Siddeley, and later British Aerospace was to have a far-reaching effect on modern military aviation.
First flying the P.1127 (the forerunner of the Harrier) in the mid 1960's, John spent much of his following career as the chief test pilot for the Harrier, and latterly the immortal Sea Harrier.
His prowess as a display pilot has gone down in folklore, and those who were lucky enough to witness one of his Harrier displays, will never forget it. His stunning Harrier displays in Switzerland, which included flying vertically up the side of mountains (!), is still talked about today, decades later.

John will always be intrinsically linked to the Sea Harrier. Making the first flight on 10th August 1978, John went on to oversee the test flying of this remarkable aircraft until the mid-1980’s. At Farnborough in 1978 he made the first public Ski-Jump launch and in 1982 flew an Indian Navy Sea Harrier alongside Royal Navy ‘Falklands War Veterans’ of 899 Naval Air Squadron.

In later years, post retirement John would have an influence on the future Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II when he became an adviser for QinetiQ on the flight control system that was tested in the VAAC Harrier.

John passed away in June of 2018.

This video was recorded back in 2010 on the eve of the UK decommissioning of its Harrier fleet. This talk was given to the Fleet Air Arm branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society, at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset on the 14th of that month.
Originally recorded in standard definition, the video has been remastered to the highest possible quality.
This video has never been seen in public before. So, kick off your shoes, get a glass of your favourite drink and sit back and enjoy John Farley talking you through the history of British V/STOL aircraft.
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