By: adrian_gray - 26th February 2012 at 09:16
On the other hand, I don’t suppose I’m the only person who’d give their eye teeth to know when the Meatboxes are flying so we can go and goof.
Bet they don’t publicise it, and I bet people doing exactly that are why!
Adrian
(other half in Chalgrove as i write)
By: bravo24 - 26th February 2012 at 02:17
Ejection seat trial dummy???? Why? Its not April the first yet, is it? This thread is a serious waste of time unless the poster needs help!
Thank you and good night.
By: Last Lightning - 26th February 2012 at 01:01
Its like asking why people bungee jump, or base jump or other extreme sports, mainly because they can. I know its not an extreme sport but I bet it gets the adrenaline going!!
To answer Fouga23’s original question, I recon a large wedge of money to the right person in the right former Iron Curtain country could get you what you want!!
By: Teekay - 26th February 2012 at 00:16
Who do you know who would be daft enough to want to do that? Ejections are only slightly less violent than the crash you are avoiding! Rgds Cking
Agreed! Why the heck would anyone want to do that?
Back in the day when ejection seats were first introduced into the RAF, there was a traveling ejection simulator on a trailer. The contraption had an almost vertical rail with a real ejection seat attached.
A pilot sat in the seat in full gear, pulled the blind/handle over his face, the cartridge went off and shot the seat to the top of the rail.
I recall it happening so fast that there was no sensation of shooting up. One moment I was at the bottom, BANG, then at the top.
Like many others, I had a backache afterwards, and they soon discontinued the practice, presumably due to injuries. I wouldn’t be surprised if some pilots were permanently injured.
By: Last Lightning - 25th February 2012 at 23:54
bet there would be a very long waiting list to have a go if they did!!! must admit 20 years ago I would have joined the list :):):)
By: sycamore - 25th February 2012 at 23:21
They don`t do `live` ejection trials..
By: Cking - 25th February 2012 at 23:07
Who do you know who would be daft enough to want to do that?
Ejections are only slightly less violent than the crash you are avoiding!
Rgds Cking
By: Wyvernfan - 25th February 2012 at 18:05
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