Posted on 10/24/2022 6:07:36 PM PDT by servo1969
A pilot of a Russian Su-25 Frogfoot close air support jet recorded his own ejection in dramatic headcam footage. The aircraft was supposedly brought down by Ukrainian fire this summer. The video originated from the Russian Fighter-Bomber Telegram channel.
The Frogfoot pilot was flying just hundreds of feet off the deck when the aircraft was supposedly hit. In the video, the jet pitches up violently as it departs from controlled flight and the ejection sequence is activated. As the pilot rockets away from the aircraft in its Zvezda K-36 ejection seat, we get a glimpse of its tail. Its vertical stabilizer is nearly gone, its horizontal stabilizer is damaged, and its engine is on fire. You can also see the aircraft's canopy falling away.
Before the pilot touches down under-parachute, the Su-25 is seen exploding in a field in the distance. Once on the ground, what was an incredibly violent instant in time transitions to an odd, almost peaceful calm under a beautiful blue sky. You can hear a jet somewhere nearby, likely his wingman which can be briefly seen in the video, and a billowing smoke column is visible in the distance where the Su-25 augered in. The entire clip looks like something out of a video game, but it's not.
Life truly comes at you fast in tactical aviation.
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Nice alfalfa crop.
Why was he flying that low?
Interesting video. There was only about 6 seconds from the time he was hit by the missile and fighter burned in. He was very luck that his canopy was in the correct orientation when he punched out. Lots of bugs in the field. Does not appear to be trained in Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. Unless his legs are broken hanging out next to his chute may not be his best choice.
I think manpads have to reach a certain altitude before the warhead becomes active. I may be wrong though.
...and the fireball turned smoke signal. It looked very pretty there...
I think manpads are not really for use against fighter jets.
To join you, I could certainly be wrong.
The frogfoot is the Russian A10.. a ground attack.. so low is there working environment
I think and SU 25 is a ground attack aircraft not really a fighter though. Its like the Russian A10.
Thanks.
How many sec from hit to eject and how many sec from hit to feet on the ground?
This guy must sleep with the ejection lever under his pillow.
He looked to be about 1,000 FT AGL and he ejected after departure and loss of light control as the bent SU25 banked hard right and he ejected out sideways to ground level. You can see the jet rolling to the right and going inverted as he ejects from the cockpit. He is now a member of the Russian version of the Martin Baker fan club after his nylon letdown. Would be curious to know the Russian translation just before he punches out.
That may explain the sudden, drastic nose up and then right roll. I hated flying in certain areas where obstacles were unknown. I was told by friends who flew in South Korea, it was as if the South Koreans had the ability to string power lines overnight.
**Nice alfalfa crop**
That’s what I thought. I have seen a nice alfalfa field like that since I left IL for south central TN almost 6 yrs ago.
Incredible video. He hit the ground with a grunt.
He pulls his eject cord almost simultaneously with being hit as his chute is fully deployed at 2 seconds after the strike. He is on the ground 8 seconds after the strike. If he was not captured, considering how low to the terrain he was flying at impact, he is a fortunate pilot.
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