Discretionary Descent Vehicle info needed

Folks,

During the Vietnam War, the USAF would basically use whole squadrons of various slow movers, fast movers and helicopters to rescue downed pilots in Laos and North Vietnam. Unlike today where the policy is to try and pick the door’s lock and sneak and grab the downed pilot during the Vietnam War it was kick the door in and kill anyone in the way.

To try and give the pilot and the rescuers a better edge when they ejected the USAF had a program designated “Discretionary Descent Vehicle” which basically by what ever method was an ejection seat that could fly and take the pilot to a better location for pick up or out to sea. As a concept research stand in the USAF bought two Benson B-8 gyro choppers. One was designated X-25A and the other X-25B. One had an engine and the other did not. When combat operations for US forces ended in the Indo China theater the USAF terminated the program.

What I am looking for is the drawings and illustrations that various companies offered of these flying ejection seats. MCD developed one based on the X-25 program. Would anyone happen to have an old Jane’s Aircraft (where I saw the drawings) that they can scan and post the photos. Do not go to special effort as it is just curiosity and to help others on another thread on another forum where they are discussing the Fulton system with one of the USN officers who developed it. Thanks.

Jack E. Hammond

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