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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

OK pilots, you tell me. Can you safely punch out this low to the ground and not get totally jacked up ?


3 posted on 08/14/2017 6:45:03 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Yes. Ejection seats account for zero-zero ejections. (Zero altitude, zero speed)


4 posted on 08/14/2017 6:51:13 PM PDT by CodeToad (AA)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Yes, it’s a zero-zero seat. The F-16 pilots are instructed to eject if they’re exiting the runway at or above 60 knots. Once you leave the runway, your control inputs will do absolutely nothing for the path of the jet. It’s much safer to eject, too many pilots choose not to.


7 posted on 08/14/2017 7:19:48 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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