Cosford Cold War Exhibition in 2007 perhaps? Though maybe that stretches the definition of "hangar"
Otherwise, the hangar the de Havilland aircraft museum opened a few years ago is somewhat large, and certainly very hangar-y.
I do find it amusing that they specifically point out that
"efforts are underway to preserve the AV-8B’s legacy in aviation museums across the country"
When we in the UK didn't reeaalllyyy do that when we retired our Harrier IIs. (Though I guess in a grim way this is also doing it too for ours?)
Section from Page 22 of the USMCs 2026 AVPLAN: "As the backbone of Marine Corps combat assault transport capability, MV-22B squadrons have conducted a total of 111 operational deployments and flown over 600,000 flight hours since 2007. The MV-22B flies approximately twice as many flight hours per year as any other Marine Corps rotary-wing aircraft and remains a safe and reliable aircraft for the MAGTF. Notably, as of January 2026, the MV-22’s 10-year (2016–2025) Class A mishap rate is 2.37 per 100,000 flight hours, lower than the Marine Corps average of 3.3" (I couldn't fit it elsewhere, so here's a direct link to the AVPLAN document: https://media.defense.gov/2026/Feb/10/2003873872/-1/-1/0/260210-USMC-2026-AVIATION-PLAN.PDF )
Personally I think that June 3rd should be made a worldwide day of mourning, but regardless, it's nice we've still got the Italians and Spanish still keeping the Harrier alive... for now...
Incidentally, I did like this part of the MV-22s section given all the nonsense posted online about it.
(Truncated due to the Bsky alt text limit) Section from Pages 18/19 of the USMCs 2026 AVPLAN: "AV-8B Harrier (VMA) Plan Honoring the Harrier Legacy For decades, the AV-8B Harrier has provided indispensable support to the MAGTF commander. Its unique Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) capability allowed it to operate from amphibious assault ships and expeditionary airfields, making it a cornerstone of MEUs. From its initial combat deployment with the Marine Corps in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, the Harrier has been a constant presence in major conflicts, including Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, continuing with Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support, and most recently in Operation Southern Spear. Equipped with precision-guided munitions (PGMs), an advanced LITENING targeting pod, and LINK-16, the Harrier has a distinguished legacy of destroying surface targets and escorting friendly aircraft, providing the Marine Corps with a relevant and survivable fight-tonight capability" The next paragraph talks of VMA-223 being the last operational squadron, and how its "highly experienced aircrew and maintenance personnel are transitioning their skills to other platforms, primarily the F-35B, ensuring their expertise continues to benefit Marine Corps Aviation" It continues with: "The Marine Corps will formally honor the storied service of the AV-8B Harrier and the Marines who served with it during a sundown celebration at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. Events are scheduled for the week of 1-5 June 2026, culminating in the official sundown ceremony and final flight on 3 June 2026. These activities will provide an opportunity for active duty, retired, contractor, and civilian communities to celebrate the aircraft’s and Marines’ historic contributions. As the program concludes, efforts are underway to preserve the AV-8B’s legacy in aviation museums across the country"
USMC 2026 AVPLAN confirms the AV-8Bs final flight will be June 3rd.
Here's the entire section covering the Harrier from it, the first paragraph is really quite nice, I can only hope the F-35B will properly continue that legacy through the USMCs "new" EABO concept.
A photo of a bunch of NASA research documents, with titles like "STRUCTURAL MARGINS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXCEEDANCE", "PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF UNEXPECTED WOBBLE IN A RIGIDLY NON-WOBBLING SYSTEM", "OBSERVED PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS", "COGNITIVE LOAD IMPLICATIONS OF ACRONYMS REFERRING TO OTHER ACRONYMS", "THRMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS DESCRIBED AS 'PROBABLY INFLAMMABLE'", "ON THE REPEATED SURVIVAL OF SYSTEMS NEVER INTENDED TO WORK", "THE EFFECT OF CLIPBOARD ON PERCEIVED AUTHORITY IN TEST ENVIRONMENTS", "MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES EXPOSED TO REPEATED MEETINGS", "ANOMALOUS RESULTS WHICH PERSIST DESPITE STRONG MANAGEMENT DISAPPROVAL", and "A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MOON'S APPARENT DISINTEREST IN OUR ACTIVITIES"
Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
Lovely bit of G-VTOL
Ralph Hooper in front of a Harrier trainer
Born in Essex 100 years ago today, Ralph Hooper OBE is the unsung giant of British aviation. 🇬🇧 As the Chief Designer of the Harrier Jump Jet, he gave the UK a technological edge that changed the course of history in the Falklands.
Obligatory Harrier GR.1 ...But I must also give the Super Sabre a shout, a far too overlooked aircraft (Especially in Vietnam) that looks perfect from every angle.
Spent some time and found your highway thread on other site great stuff.
Tailcode is for Langley AFB, so unless they were on TDY it'd be the US.
Quick attempt at fixing the colours
Spectacular livery too
Nobody even talks about the Iraqi Super Gun these days
"Good morning"? Did you post this from your Bugatti then?
Funnily enough, the missile detection system (RWR) on the Super Hornet is the, I kid you not, AN/ALR-67.
I WISH airline pilots would just fly their planes without showing off and doing a fucking wheelie every time they take off. What a bunch of one-trick ponies. D Williams, Donegal
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Salem Towne, a pilot from Poulsbo in Washington State, finally released photos he took of the Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. He heard of the explosion while flying in Olympia, and went to check it out. He flew his Cessna 150 into an opening between volcanic ash bands to snap the photos.
A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of Lower Manhattan's Financial District, including the World Trade Center on February 5, 1974.
A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of Lower Manhattan's Financial District, including the World Trade Center on July 13, 1978.
A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of the World Trade Center on June 27, 1979
A black and white declassified KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite picture of Lower Manhattan's Financial District, including the World Trade Center on July 6, 1982
A few KH-9 spy satellite images of the World Trade Center from over the years.
February 5, 1974
July 13, 1978
June 27, 1979
July 6, 1982
May need an entire section of ground crew dedicated just to cleaning the cockpit after every flight...
Kennedy actually uses that quote at the end of the we choose speech! so...
In an alternate universe where Kennedy actually did that joke:
A black and white, high-speed photograph of the Trinity explosion at 0.025 seconds, showing what looks like a very large, slightly irregular bubble with a curtain of dust all around its bottom edge against a pitch dark sky. A scale indicating “100 meters” shows that the fireball was already approximately three times that size.
Another black and white photograph of the Trinity explosion a few milliseconds later, showing an almost ghostly mushroom cloud with glowing tendrils rising from the ground above the very bright fireball.
Another black and white photograph of the Trinity explosion with the same 100-meter scale, this time at 60 seconds post-detonation, showing a very large and billowy mushroom cloud rising into the sky.
Another black and white photograph of the Trinity explosion taken some minutes after the previous photograph and showing the ominous looking mushroom cloud at a distance, its top spreading out and merging with regular clouds.
80 years ago this morning—at 5:29 AM (Mountain War Time)—about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the nuclear age began with a big bang. Contrary to widespread assumptions, the area surrounding the remote Trinity test site was not uninhabited, and the fallout did not drift away harmlessly.
Still one of the greatest statements from any spaceflight press conference.
It's merely, A N O B S E R V A T I O N .
History is like poetry, it rhymes:
Despite it (apparently) potentially being a "joint expeditionary" fleet whatever that means, I'm very tempted to do a USAF E-2 livery...
Just for fun...
/Really/ tempted to copy the E-3s radome paint scheme 1:1 too.
Like all defence reviews, the new SDRs space domain is once again completely devoid of anything meaningful.
Completely unsurprising but oh well.
Of course the current US admin couldn't make one singular good decision for once, that would be too easy.
Can't even be outlandishly hopeful about a Bridenstine return, as I seriously doubt he'd be allowed to come back given his views during his term in Trump1.
I do wonder if the RAF have fixed the backwards fin flash on our E-7 yet.
Unbelievable how badly Luxembourg were robbed tonight.
La Poupée Monte Le Son & Laura are the victors in my minds reality at least! 🇱🇺 🇱🇺 🇱🇺 🇱🇺 🇱🇺
This scene isn't out of a sci-fi movie, it's the preparation of the "Coléoptère" for a test flight.
This strange machine was a circular-wing VTOL prototype produced in France in the late '50s.
It made a few flights, but was destroyed during a transition test between vertical and horizontal flight.
