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The Soviet Tu-22 (a bomber) also did this. (Though not the Tu-22M, which is basically a different plane.)
by robonerd 5y ago
The Soviet Tu-22 (a bomber) also did this. (Though not the Tu-22M, which is basically a different plane.)
- lstodd 5y agohttp://www.airforce.ru/aircraft/miscellaneous/ejectionseats/tu/tu-22_seats_ph_09.jpg http://www.airforce.ru/aircraft/miscellaneous/ejectionseats/... Super convenient - climb a ladder, strap in and then tech guys winch you up with a hand crank (on first models). Altitude less than 1500 ft and you're dead. G-load above a threshold and its rails jam, so you're not going anywhere. 1950s tech that flew into 1990s.
- hef19898 5y agoB52 has entered the chat of flying fossils.