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Because it is a helicopter? Ejection seats have been done for those. Explosive bolts release the blades, and then everything proceeds as normal. Here is one suc
by souprock 7y ago
Because it is a helicopter? Ejection seats have been done for those. Explosive bolts release the blades, and then everything proceeds as normal. Here is one such helicopter:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka-50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka-50
- rangibaby 7y agoI believe that was literally the first helicopter with working ejection and is newer than the grandparent’s example (Apache)
- rbanffy 7y agoYou can always go B-52 and eject downwards.
- skwog 7y agoAH-1Z Viper, a successor to the SuperCobra, which succeeded the original Cobra from the late 60's. Apache is very different machine.
- rangibaby 7y agoThat proves my point even more if the Cobra is even older. I imagine it would be extremely expensive to add an ejection system to a helicopter that wasn’t initially designed for it.