NALLS Aviation

08/18/2024

Our TMk 8 two-seat Harrier finally saw some sunlight yesterday, after over two years on jacks in the hangar. It's been weighed and the CG calculated within limits. The systems were all serviced and the engine started. It was taxied for the first time since 2006!

We super-filled the oil system, since oil drained all over the engine, mostly the lower sections. There was not enough oil to register on the dip stick! So we knew as soon as the oil started circulating, the excess (and there was plenty) would vent overboard. There is no chance of any corrosion for any of the vehicles parked behind us, as they are all covered in oil! But we expected all that.

The next steps are more taxi checks, finish the avionics install, and button up all the loose panels and wires. We are working on the Maintenance and Inspection program. Getting closer and closer to flight!

04/10/2024

On a business trip to Tucson, I had a stop over in DFW, to time the eclipse PERFECTLY. Not planned for the eclipse, so I was scrambling at the last minute to find the special glasses. No luck with them, but I did find special binoculars, with adequate protection. I have never seen a total eclipse. I was shocked, amazed, in awe and a bunch of other emotions I can't explain. Total darkness, like 10:00 pm on a moonless and cloudy night. The only thing visible in the sky was the sun's corona - and viewable without eye protection. Absolutely stunning!

12/22/2023

Today is the Winter Solstice - the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Mythology is that strange gravitational events can occur on this day, due to the relationship between the sun and earth.

I wonder if the Harrier can hover at a much lower hover weight?

12/04/2023

It's that time of year again! Time for the Go Navy, Beat Army photos to come out! These are not photo shopped. Taken at the Culpeper, VA Airfest in 2009! The photo passes are at 400+ knots. That's KNOTS, not MPH. Your homework assignment is to do the match to convert to MPH...

12/04/2023

After a long rest on jacks, we've started work in earnest again on our TMk-8 two-seat Harrier. The avionics install is 98% complete and we're nearly ready to install the Stencil SIIIS ejection seats. So, we did a refresh inspection on the seats and interfaces, cleaned the cockpits and applied hydraulic power to the jet, while on the jacks. All did not go exactly as planned. Although the gear and flight controls worked perfectly, the flaps did not. The would retract manually, but not extend. The trouble appears to be a selector valve as all the electrical connections are fine. We may have a spare in stock and we may be able to rebuild the valve. After all, it's been setting quite a while with hyd fluid in it. Maybe it's just stuck. We'll get to the bottom of it and back working, before we install the seats and do a weight and balance. Then, we should be ready for ground runs and taxi checks! Maybe some photos later today....

12/17/2022

We have a lot of work between now and March, but we're planning to be in the air with TWO Harriers! GO TEAM SHAR!

Imagine sitting with your friends on a perfect Denison - Dallas, Texas afternoon… All of a sudden, a fighter jet SCREAMS through the air right above your head… Your heart nearly comes out of your chest as you hear and feel the afterburners kick in… You gasp and jump to your feet as the pilot p...

04/25/2018

Team SHAR member and combat Harrier pilot, Jenna Dolan, has been selected for promotion to the rank of COLONEL! Congratulations, Jenna!

04/06/2018

Nalls Aviation is growing!

Aerial Productions, International joins Nalls Aviation family! admin April 6, 2018 Uncategorized Aerial Productions International, (API) is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nalls Aviation family! You may have heard of the BD-5J, known as “The World’s Smallest Jet.” In fact, Nalls Aviation ...

12/13/2017

The latest installment in the AARP series. We finally make it to Lakeland, Florida for 2017 Sun and Fun!

It’s time to wow the crowd at the Sun 'n Fun airshow. All of Team SHAR’s hard work comes down to this! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/KFywMu About AARP: AARP is le...

12/05/2017

Here's the latest installment of the AARP series on You Tube, "Badass Pilot: The Series." Meet Jenna Dolan. The first woman to fly a Harrier in combat, as she begins the transition to fly the Sea Harrier.
Enjoy!

Art is looking for a new pilot to join the team. He thinks he may have found the right person in Jenna Dolan, a lieutenant colonel in the Marines and the fir...

11/21/2017

Episode 2 is now posted! See how we survived the second flight and damage from the landing gear collapsing, shortly after touchdown. Remember, I hadn't hovered a Harrier in 18 years! Surely, it could have been much, much worse...

“Badass Pilot: The Series” is a non-scripted series now published on the AARP You Tube channel. It tells the story of Art Nalls, a former Marine pilot w...

11/15/2017

The BayNet came to St. Mary's to see what's in the hangar!

California, MD- A piece of history sits in a hangar at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport and later this morning it will be featured on the jumbo-tron in the middle of Times Square in ...