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  1. 08-06-2022, 07:35 PM #1
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    ejection seats

    cool stuff

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2...-ejector-seats
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    I had read before of downward firing seats on B-47's, but never such a detailed article as this...Thanks, Eric......Ben
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    i'd hate to get out at low level... I guess I could go inverted first....
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    "Testing these seats required live crew, in the absence of sophisticated test dummies..."
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