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A similar accident for the B2 - pilots ejected mere seconds before impact AFTER their wing was already scratching ground https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_And

• fsckboy 4y ago
  the article you linked says it was moments after take-off, so it's maybe less surprising that the wing would be near the ground
  • dmitrygr 4y ago
    It was. But it was also moments before a fiery crash. They got airborne and then came down due to a stall due to a few wet sensors and a bad algorithm
• Miserlou57 4y ago
  You can eject… from a B2??
  • chiph 4y ago
    At least on the B-2 they eject upwards. On the B-52 the navigator and radar operator eject downwards (the other crew members eject upwards like you'd expect). The ejection process on the B-52 is complex - it even moves the control columns and work tables out of the way before the seat launches. http://www.ejectionsite.com/b-52.htm http://www.ejectionsite.com/b-52.htm