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To: dennisw

I have heard your spine is never the same after activating the ejection seat.


2 posted on 02/02/2025 3:35:13 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ve heard that you aren’t permitted to pilot after that; don’t know if it’s true or not.


3 posted on 02/02/2025 3:36:50 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I knew a little something about ejection seats. The early seats in the F-4 and other aircraft designed in the 60s and 70s usually had unique designs and subjected the pilot to over 40 Gs instantaneously. The newer AC like the F-16, A-10, F-15 have a common seat called the ACES II which subject the pilot to less than 20 Gs. Thats still a lot and will screw you up not as much. BTW I was an AC life support tech in the USAF in the 80s.


11 posted on 02/02/2025 4:11:39 PM PST by fightin kentuckian
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