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- Smyley, on 11/02/2009, -4/+166They sound surprised that he survived while using a system that's built to save lives.
- Quisquis, on 11/02/2009, -3/+85It's meant to replace certain death with possible survival. People who have to eject often receive broken bones and severe bruising in the process.
- atlasdugged, on 11/01/2009, -1/+83I hate when that happens
- robwhite1979, on 11/01/2009, -5/+68Wouldn't they give you a little run down on what is OK to touch and what not to touch before take off?? You know, a little safety meeting of some sort. Oh wait...South Africa...
- BillE3, on 11/01/2009, -1/+59I am sure he will be more diligent about what he grabs for between his legs.
- pwarnock, on 11/02/2009, -0/+49Goose!
- Shitokki, on 11/02/2009, -3/+37That's because it didn't crash you *****.
- lolerskate, on 11/02/2009, -0/+29"Hey what this DOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo..."
- Snap65, on 11/02/2009, -5/+34In other news. Plane passenger accidentally turns on the flight attendant button & she comes over.
- Super6, on 11/02/2009, -1/+23Actually an ejector seat is designed to work even if the plan is on the ground, there's a rocket on the bottom of the seat for a reason
- beatleman, on 11/02/2009, -1/+23What kind of freaky football are you using, booze?
- boozedrinker, on 11/02/2009, -0/+22Yes, but broken bones and bruising are, in fact, very FAR from death. Nothing more than a football gets nearly every game.
- Greengoo, on 11/02/2009, -1/+20You feel responsible for Goose and you have a confidence problem. I won't blow sunshine up your ass. A good pilot is compelled to evaluate what's happened - and apply what he's learned. Up there, we've got to push it. That's our job.
It's your option, Lieutenant. All yours. - borez, on 11/02/2009, -0/+18Good advice, I'll remember that next time I take my F22 out for a spin.
- beerhound, on 11/02/2009, -0/+18When I went through my initial egress training (familiarization with the ejection seat and safety gear) on the ACES2 ejection seat as installed on F16s, we were told that the seat could be activated inverted as low as 200 ft above the ground and still right itself and deploy the parachute in time to land safely. That depends on the aircraft not being in a decent though, the faster the aircraft is dropping, the higher you would have to be to start the ejection sequence and still get a full chute before hitting the ground.
- beerhound, on 11/02/2009, -0/+18That happens from "flailing injuries". Those usually happen during an "out of envelope" ejection. (which most often means going to fast) At very high speeds or moderate speeds at lower altitudes, the limbs flail around in the wind and break bones, damage joints, etc. Lesser injuries can happen if you aren't in the proper position when you eject. You are supposed to push your back flat against the seat, put your head back into the headrest, hold your legs tightly together from the ankles all the way up and when you pull the ejection handle, you pull both arms in tight to your chest. Almost like you're flexing your biceps, but your hands end up balled up in fists right over your sternum with your elbows pulled in tight to your body. (the last part with the hands varies from aircraft to aircraft because the handles that initiate the ejection sequence varies)
- newman8r, on 11/02/2009, -0/+17actually they were mid-air, the plane wasn't on the ground - I think the article just says that's how high above the plane he was propelled
- Greengoo, on 11/02/2009, -0/+16That's what she said.
- Foxprowl, on 11/02/2009, -9/+25Still a better option than Southwest
- MikeyToo, on 11/02/2009, -0/+14And it has to be working. We had an S-3 come in one time with a bad nosegear. The TACCO (right hand seat guy) was set for command eject ie, he pulls and everyone goes out. The plan was to try to trap (we were on an aircraft carrier) and if the nosegear failed the TACCO would punch everyone out. This way the pilot can concentrate on the approach. So they come in, the nosegear collapses, the TACCO pulls the handle and only HE goes.
Now you have a pilot going from "oh *****, we're ejecting" to "oh *****, i have to FLY this *****". On top of that, when the TACCO went bye-bye the canopy FODDED the starboard engine (it swallowed pieces of the canopy and died). Now you have three guys sitting on live seats that may go anytime and they HAVE to land.
Long story short (too late) they landed into the net on the next pass. It's really cool seeing an airplane get caught by a huge nylon net. - peterjmag, on 11/02/2009, -0/+14It doesn't matter if the success rate is more than 50%, it just needs to be higher than the survival rate of nosediving into the ground, which I'd imagine is pretty close to 0%.
- VAXcat, on 11/02/2009, -0/+12 Most modern ejection seats are "zero-zero" seats - they can successfully eject & deploy a chite at zero altitude and zero airspeed. Quite a bit of progress from, say, the old B-47 bombardier seat, or the F-104 pilot seats, that eject straight down...
- Greengoo, on 11/02/2009, -0/+12The Plaque for alternates is down in the ladies room.
- Greengoo, on 11/02/2009, -2/+14Tell that to Goose, goddamnit
- askantik, on 11/02/2009, -1/+11Heh, can you imagine the other guy? Two rockets send that guy soaring through the roof of the plane and he's still sitting in the cockpit like, "WTF, mate ^^"
- strictnein, on 11/02/2009, -3/+12Sounds like D-bag central.
- Greengoo, on 11/02/2009, -1/+9The Great *****, the Retarded Sexual Magician!
- thavi, on 11/02/2009, -1/+9I think the point of an ejector seat is that you live. Hopefully they design those things with a > 50% chance of success
- socoolisme, on 11/02/2009, -0/+8"Take that, Mom! Take that, Dad! Send me to a psychiatrist will you? Take that, Dr. Sally Waxler!"
- dagnabbit, on 11/02/2009, -1/+8Better stick to your desk flying dude.
- UnholyLeech, on 11/02/2009, -1/+8Since when did they start painting the cockpit brown? They didn't? Oh... Oh noo..
- RealmDown, on 11/02/2009, -0/+6Or at least more accurate.
- reticulate, on 11/02/2009, -0/+6Pics or it didn't happen.
- AlienMushroom, on 11/02/2009, -2/+8Obviously he accidentally the whole thing.
- uptwolait, on 11/02/2009, -2/+7***** kangaroos.
- Akairenn, on 11/02/2009, -1/+6Like a South African Airforce boss.
- tomjthayer, on 11/02/2009, -1/+6Oh no there's two O's in Goose, boys.
- strictnein, on 11/02/2009, -1/+6Watch the canopy!
- smokestack, on 11/02/2009, -0/+5I had to wonder, I mean he's one hell of a pilot if he actually landed that bird after suddenly having the wind blast his face at a few hundred mph... landing something that fast without a windshield, poor guy ate alot of bugs.
- borez, on 11/02/2009, -1/+6So how come you're typing?
- EverTheCynic, on 11/02/2009, -1/+6You've Lost That Loving Feeling?
- Valyn, on 11/02/2009, -0/+4Eject from a jet,
Like a boss! - JasonAdams13, on 11/02/2009, -1/+5This is why you DO NOT do a barrel roll.
- g33b33, on 11/02/2009, -1/+5Command ejection needs to be tuned on to activate both seats.
- monodelasno, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3You need to let go, Maverick
- sousademiami, on 11/02/2009, -1/+4My point is that in a real life situation, one crew member would have the ability to possibly save another incapacitated crew member's life. I mean, if one trained military aviator says "***** it, I'm out" then I would think that anyone in the plane would probably want to get the hell out as well.
- Darter2, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3I happen to be from South Africa, so the news has been floating around here a lot. The plane didnt crash. The pilot brought it home with a damaged canopy, but everything else was fine. The passenger WAS given the usual instructions given to anyone who gets into the aircraft, but I guess he simply forgot what he was told. YES ejection seats are designed to save lives, but if someone doesnt know what they are doing (i.e your neck at a weird angle), it could easily kill you...especially at high speed
- sousademiami, on 11/02/2009, -0/+3Am I the only one who thinks it odd that the pilot wasn't ejected as well?
I mean, what if he was using the ejection seat because the pilot had been hurt and was unconscious? Just wondering how/why they work the way they do. Any experts/geeks out there that know the answer? - MatzahMan, on 11/02/2009, -8/+11Parachutes arn't meant to be released 50 meters in the air or however high he went.
- evillawngnome, on 11/02/2009, -0/+3What happened to the plane? I don't know much about airplanes, but i'm pretty sure the canopy comes off during ejection, which might make for an interesting landing...
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