AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL Harrier User Manual – Complete Aircraft Systems & Flight Procedures Guide

Description

AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL Harrier User Manual

The AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL Harrier User Manual is the complete 485-page operating guide for the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II in its Night Attack configuration. This document walks through every onboard system, control panel, indicator, and flight procedure that a pilot or maintainer needs to understand the aircraft from cold start to vertical landing. It is the definitive reference for anyone working with or studying the USMC’s premier subsonic, single-engine, thrust-vectoring ground-attack platform.

File Details

• Manual Type: Aircraft User Manual / Flight Manual
• Brand: McDonnell Douglas (Boeing) / Rolls-Royce
• Model: AV-8B Harrier II Night Attack
• Language: English
• Page Count: 485 pages (original PDF)
• File Format: PDF
• Document Type: User Manual / Operating Procedures Guide

Chapters Covered

• Part I — Aircraft and Systems
  • Chapter 1: Introduction, Effectivity, Definitions, Glossary
  • Chapter 2: Aircraft Description — Origins, Harrier and the USMC, Operational History, Variants, Mission, Engine, Fuel System, Water Injection, Thrust Vectoring
  • Chapter 3: Cockpit — Main Panel, Landing Gear Control, Stopwatch, Combat/Water Panel, Gear Position, Armament Control, Master Mode/Master Arm, Multipurpose Color Displays, Option Display Unit, Warning Lights, Up Front Control Panel, HUD Control Panel, Flight Indicators, Miscellaneous Control Panel, Circuit Breaker Panel, Engine Display Panel, ECM Panel, Clock, Fuel Quantity Indicator, Brake/Hydraulic Pressure Indicator, Caution/Advisory Light Panel, Cockpit Altimeter, Threat Advisory Lights, Left Panel, Pilot Services Panel, Exterior Lights Panel, Fuel Panel, Miscellaneous Switch Panel, Throttle Quadrant, SAAHS Panel, Trim Panel, Right Panel, Electrical Panel, V/UHF Radio Panel, ACNIP Panel, Emergency Restraint Release, Interior Lights Panel, Environmental Control Panel, Ground Safety Control Handle, Video Recorder/NVG Storage, Ground Power Control Panel
  • Chapter 4: Flight Controls — Primary Flight Controls (Aileron, Stabilator, Rudder, Reaction Control System), Secondary Flight Controls (Flaps, Aileron Droop, Speedbrake, SAAHS, SAS, AFC), HOTAS
  • Chapter 5: Engine — Engine Controls, Throttle, Nozzle Control Lever/STO STOP, CMBT Switch, JPTL Switch, Ignition System, Water Injection System, Engine Displays, Engine Limits, Gas Turbine Starter/Auxiliary Power Unit
  • Chapter 6: Fuel System — Fuel Boost System, Fuel System Displays and Controls, Fuel Shutoff Handle, Boost Pump Switches, Fuel Proportioner Switch, Wing Fuel Dump Switches, Fuel Quantity Indicator, Fuel System Warning and Caution Lights, Air to Air Refuelling
  • Chapter 7: Electrical and Hydraulic Power Supply System — Electrical Panel, External Electrical Power, Ground Power Control Panel, Circuit Breaker Panel, Hydraulic Power Supply System, Hyd 1 and Hyd 2 Power Generation
  • Chapter 8: Lighting — Exterior Lighting, Interior Lighting
  • Chapter 9: Landing Systems — Landing Gear, Landing Gear Panel, Lift Improvement Device System, Nosewheel Steering, Anti-Skid and NWS Operation, Brake System, Parking Brake, Anti-Skid System
  • Chapter 10: HUD / Master Modes — Navigation Master Mode, VSTOL Master Mode, Air to Ground Mode, Air to Air Mode, HUD Control Panel
  • Chapter 11: MPCD Pages — Main Page, FLIR, EHSD, DMT, STRS, HUD, BIT, VREST, ENG, CONF, TPDD, EW, EMER, SDAT, COMM
• Part II — Flight School
  • Chapter 12: Shore Based Procedures — Radar Altimeter / Low Altitude Warning, Ground Proximity Warning System, Low Altitude Warning System, VREST, Drag Index Values, NRAS, Pitch Carets, Cold Start, Conventional Takeoff, Short Takeoff, Vertical Takeoff, Landing, Conventional Landing, Short Landing, Vertical Landing, Forward Operating Base
  • Chapter 13: Ship Based Procedures — Amphibious Ships, INS Alignment on the Ship, Takeoff from the LHA, Landing on the LHA, Delta Pattern, TACAN Primary Marshal, TACAN Overhead Marshal, Case 1/2/3 Recovery, V/STOL Optical Landing System
  • Chapter 14: Navigation — Inertial Navigation System, GPS, EHSD Page, Waypoint Navigation, Offset Points, Markpoints, Targetpoints, TACAN Navigation, Bullseye, All Weather Landing System, Timer Function
  • Chapter 15: Communications — Setting Up Frequencies, Radio in Manual Mode (ACNIP), Radio in UFC Mode, ODU Options, COM Page on DDI

This manual is far more than a simple cockpit familiarization guide. It is a full systems-by-systems technical description of the AV-8B Night Attack, written for the virtual pilot and technician who needs to understand how every switch, dial, display, and subsystem interacts. Each chapter describes the control panels and indicators, then follows with the employment procedures and settings for efficient use. The flight school section translates all that technical knowledge into actual takeoff, landing, navigation, and communication procedures, covering everything from a cold start on the tarmac to a Case 3 recovery on an LHA deck.

What This Manual Enables You to Do

With the AV-8B Night Attack V/STOL Harrier User Manual in hand, you can work through every phase of operating the aircraft with the correct procedures and settings. The manual supports the full spectrum of tasks a Harrier pilot or maintainer faces:

• Understand the aircraft’s history, mission, variants, and the roles it was designed to fill for the US Marine Corps
• Navigate the entire cockpit, from the main instrument panel and left/right consoles to the Up Front Control Panel, MPCDs, and HUD control panel
• Operate and troubleshoot the Rolls-Royce F402-RR-408 engine, including water injection, thrust vectoring, combat thrust, and JPT limiting
• Manage the fuel system, including boost pumps, fuel proportioner, wing dump switches, and air-to-air refuelling procedures
• Work with the electrical and hydraulic power supply systems, including generator, APU, battery, TRU, and Hyd 1/Hyd 2 systems
• Configure exterior and interior lighting for normal and NVG operations
• Operate the landing gear, nosewheel steering, brakes, anti-skid system, and Lift Improvement Device System
• Use the HUD across all four master modes — NAV, VSTOL, A/G, and A/A — with the correct symbology and reject settings
• Navigate the MPCD pages, including FLIR, EHSD, DMT, Stores, BIT, VREST, Engine, Configuration, TPDD, EW, Emergency, and Communications pages
• Perform a complete cold start, including cockpit preparation, engine start, and before-taxi checks
• Execute conventional, short, and vertical takeoffs with the correct nozzle settings, NRAS, and pitch carets
• Execute conventional, short, and vertical landings, including the different flap and nozzle configurations for each type
• Conduct ship-based operations, including INS alignment on deck, Case 1/2/3 departures, and Case 1/2/3 recoveries
• Perform INS alignment (ground, stored heading, gyro, and in-flight GPS), waypoint navigation, offset points, markpoints, and targetpoints
• Use TACAN navigation, including air-to-air mode and PROX mode
• Work with the Bullseye reference system and All Weather Landing System
• Use the timer, stopwatch, TTT, TOT, and HACK functions
• Set up and operate both AN/ARC-210 radios in UFC and manual modes
• Understand the GPWS, LAW, and radar altimeter warning systems
• Calculate drag index, VREST data, abort speeds, and stopping distances for short takeoffs

The AV-8B Harrier is one of the most demanding aircraft to operate, with its unique V/STOL capability, thrust-vectoring nozzles, reaction control system, and the constant interplay between nozzle angle, flap setting, airspeed, and altitude. Getting any of these wrong can lead to loss of control, engine overtemperature, or worse. Having the correct procedures and specifications at your fingertips is not a convenience — it is a requirement for safe and effective operation. This manual gives you those procedures in full, straight from the source.

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