Posted on 04/13/2020 10:09:16 AM PDT by NRx
A French pensioner survived being flung out of a plane at 2500 feet after grabbing the ejector handle to "steady himself".
The incredible story has been revealed by a French aviation investigation report which has found significant failures in the safety procedures for the flight.
In March 2019, the unnamed 64-year-old was given a flight in the jet to celebrate his retirement.
He did not really want the flight but was convinced to do it anyway by his colleagues at the defence contractor where he had worked for most of his career.
"This situation generated a feeling of stress for the passenger," reads the report by the Paris-based Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis (BEA)
"This was particularly felt during the ejection seat briefing where he had to assimilate a large amount of information in a very short time."
The unfortunate pensioner had no experience with military aircraft - especially not the £70 million Rafale fighter jet he was taken in.
When the plane took off more rapidly than he expected and climbed high into the sky, the Frenchman grasped for something to steady himself and found the ejector handle, reports the Telegraph.
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10 to 1 he crapped himself.
LOLOL!!
Premature ejectualtion?
I bet they had to throw the seat away.
Thank you.
LOL.
When I was in the Air Force I worked aircraft instrumentation so I spent a lot of time in the cockpit. One day my assistant, sitting on the sill, thought it would be cute if he jerked on the ejection seat handles while I was sitting there. They have pins inserted on the ground to keep them from firing because of idiots like this, but still, I was pissed.
The thing is, if it fired I would’ve been splattered onto the ceiling of the hanger but he would almost certainly be injured or killed himself from the rocket motor blast.
Sigh. I’ve concluded that every shop has at least one “Bubba”.
Now That’s FUNNY!!!!!!!!
Dont know the manufacturer, but I know the mock up.
For those dont understand, these things worked like a medieval siege engine, on a track. Big weight dropped and you flew up.
I think they are called trebuchet.
For the record, my butt was always fine. Testicles not so much.
Well, his heart is healthy!
Yup,I understand that.Perhaps I should have specified that I'd only do it once (not that I'd get a second chance).
On a related note,I'm seriously considering taking flying lessons this summer *solely* to have the opportunity to take the wheel..*once*...with an instructor sitting next to me.And then I'll call it quits.
Approaching the moment when I'll be face-to-face with my Creator I'll call such things part of my bucket list.
Maybe next time a pensioner says he really doesn’t want to go for a ride they will say “okay, you don’t have to.”
I wonder what it ended up costing to replace all the parts that get used and ruined?
One of my husbands high school friends lost her husband in an ejection. He was an Air Force Academy grad and pilot, just along for the ride. The ejection broke his neck.
Going through the thread, I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned the likely fact that he had to burn his underwear afterwards.
OHMYASS!
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IDIOCRACY.
#41 that looks like both pilot and backseater ejected and the plane land automatically : )
Did you see this?
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