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Ejection Seats

98 pointsby alanthonycalmost 15 years ago

4 comments

epochwolfalmost 15 years ago
Fun practical joke, here's another.<p><a href="http://steveblank.com/2009/05/13/gravity-will-be-turned-off/" rel="nofollow">http://steveblank.com/2009/05/13/gravity-will-be-turned-off/</a>
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barrkelalmost 15 years ago
I wonder how many technicians were killed by accident by the ejection seats versus how many pilots' lives were saved. If there are more accidents than ejection saves, I wonder if it's calculated such that pilots are more willing to take risks if they think they'll be helped out by the seats.
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BoppreHalmost 15 years ago
<p><pre><code> “Yeah on these seats the ejection sequence automatically starts when it grabs your legs. The rocket fires in 10 seconds.” </code></pre> 10 seconds to start the ejection? Ah, come on, that would just eject the dead body of the pilot from the plane wreck. You should have known better.
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staunchalmost 15 years ago
It seems odd that there's no way to remove the rockets. You wouldn't do maintenance on a loaded gun.
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