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When I was in USAF, the pilots said, "When your fear of staying in the plane exceeds your fear of the ejection system, it's time to eject." That wasn't really a
by CapitalistCartr 2y ago
When I was in USAF, the pilots said, "When your fear of staying in the plane exceeds your fear of the ejection system, it's time to eject." That wasn't really a joke.
- lukan 2y agoSince even a successful ejection will hurt you due to the immense forces at play (an explosion will push you out the plane) even in the best case, and crush you, if something goes wrong, no wonder that joke is for real.
- wrp 2y agoI've seen comparisons of American vs. Russian ejector seats. It appears that Russian seats are better designed to protect the pilot from injury while ejecting. The issue of ejector seats has been used to support the idea that pilot comfort and safety is a low priority for American designers.
- 0_____0 2y agoDo the Russians have zero-zero systems? I know the US seats have started taking into account pilot weight to modulate thrust to limit the Gs to what is necessary
- dralley 2y agoThey had those a long time ago. One of the few parts of their airplanes that was actually quite good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklGQxAOoo8&t=9m45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jklGQxAOoo8&t=9m45s
- numpad0 2y agoSoviet designs tend to be more artisanal. Sometimes it gives them oxygen-rich rocket engines and better engineered ejection seats, other times it malfunctions and flip over ISS or send a space probe back down to earth by accidentally cryogenically freezing out a computer.
- belter 2y ago"Russian pilot's cam ejecting from shot down Su-25SM3": https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/ybdldt/insane_footage_showing_russian_pilots_cam/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/ybdldt/insan...
- wkat4242 2y agoYeah ejection is no joke. It's pretty much guaranteed to get at least spinal damage due to compression.