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To: smokingfrog

Nothing unusual about Safety Center recommendations not being followed. They are not God and the reality is sometimes designs are imperfect - AND as good as we can get for that purpose.

The F-111 capsule was too heavy for the parachutes. Oh well. Never got fixed. Ejections seats during my time worked about 90% of the time. Sucked if you were in the 10% category but we all knew it and accepted the risk.


28 posted on 09/17/2022 1:52:29 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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To: Mr Rogers

Which is why a pilot will seldom eject unless it’s the last available option.


31 posted on 09/17/2022 5:05:56 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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