AKA which work at zero airspeed and zero altitude. Theoretically, at least, and in practice they're almost that good.
But you don't want to be in one that goes off while you're inside a maintenance hanger.
” AKA which work at zero airspeed and zero altitude. Theoretically, at least, and in practice they’re almost that good.”
Depends a lot of things have to work properly. I had one ride in a F16 (D model) and fortunately (for me) that plane crashed on a different flight. The backseater has the responsibility to blow the canopy in an emergency but can also choose to eject. You’ll probably survive is what I was told.
“But you don’t want to be in one that goes off while you’re inside a maintenance hanger. “
A fairly popular form of suicide among crew chiefs when I was in.