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Man Accidentally Pulls Eject Lever While Flying in Jet
Daily Mail ^
| 10/02/09
| FOX
Posted on 11/02/2009 7:18:45 PM PST by Doogle
A passenger enjoying a civilian joyride accidentally cut the trip short when he ejected himself from the plane after grabbing the eject lever while trying to brace himself.
The passenger, who was flying in a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II with an air force pilot friend, The Daily Mail reported.
He was instantly blasted 320-feet into the sky by the rocket-powered chair, before floating to the ground with an automatic parachute, the paper reported.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: eject; oops
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To: ansel12
“Who wouldnt do that if they thought they could get away with it and not have to pay the expenses?”
If you ever knew anyone that had ejected you wouldn’t say that!
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:31:21 PM PST
by
dalereed
To: Doogle
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:31:53 PM PST
by
Cobra64
To: F15Eagle
100 meters
They had to translate it for us
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:32:18 PM PST
by
digger48
To: Doogle
Now that’s Waaaayyyyyyy more than he expected.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:32:26 PM PST
by
Jo Nuvark
(Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
To: dalereed
I thought that depended on the plane?
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:32:32 PM PST
by
ansel12
To: Doogle
“Journalists”... the Pilatus isn't a jet , it's a turboprop.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:32:46 PM PST
by
SunTzuWu
To: Doogle
To: krb
Sweet looking bird, almost has a P-51 look to it.
I’d love to go up in it.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:33:50 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: autumnraine
He was lucky to walk away unhurt. Most ejections result in back and neck injuries, or leg and ankle injuries. If he had been in a jet aircraft going several hundred miles per hour, he would not have escaped without injury.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:35:00 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
To: ansel12
I found a pilot within 10 minutes of ejection here in the US and he was pretty messed up. It’s as though he just awoke from a coma. His F-16 just spiraled down.
To: ansel12
Who wouldnt do that if they thought they could get away with it and not have to pay the expenses?Only an idiot. You can lose limbs during an ejection.
To: autumnraine
“Ok, shouldnt be like a step or two on that function?”
There are.
You hear the missile approach warning go off, the pilot says “oh sh!t!” and out you go.
Seriously, when it’s time to get out, it’s time to get OUT.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:38:51 PM PST
by
PLMerite
(Speak Truth to Stupid.)
To: buccaneer81
A lot of bad things can happen if it isn’t done right or at high jet speeds but it doesn’t seem to have hurt this guy.
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:38:59 PM PST
by
ansel12
To: Doogle
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:40:16 PM PST
by
allmost
To: F15Eagle
I would think it would be approximately 300+ feet into the air. ...probably natural "booster" when his sphincter muscle relaxed
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:41:58 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
New phrase: Premature Ejectulation
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:44:06 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
To: Doogle
I bet he soiled himself when he took off. LOL
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:47:32 PM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(President Obama agreed to commit an additional 40,000 troops to help fight Fox News," Jay Leno)
To: Roscoe Karns
Dang, now that was hilarious! Good job :D
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:49:21 PM PST
by
arbee4bush
( "promoted by GOD to be a mother" Palin 2012!!!!!)
To: Doogle
There's probably a little more to this story than is out there. If you are sitting in an ejection seat all relaxed and it 'accidentially' goes off there's a risk of neck and back injuries plus losing an arm or leg when blasted out of the jagged confines of the cockpit. People have punched out of airplanes in the proper tucked position and braced for impact, did everything right and haven't come out of it without any injuries. Color this guy very lucky or a major scammer.
The real story was probably something like, "Hey what would happen if I pulled this lever?" Other guy, "I don't know why don't you try it and see what happens." "OK, Watch this." Whoosh "Bye."
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:52:48 PM PST
by
Harley
(Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal. Stop Global Whining Now.)
To: Mr Rogers
I remembering hearing about a backseater ejecting from an F-4 that just touched down, while I was stationed at Ubon.....seems it just got too “hot” for him...there was some sort of damage to the aircraft and he was literally starting to cook....hit got two swings on the chute and then runway....I believe he broke an ankle....
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posted on
11/02/2009 7:54:56 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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