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 Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 02:13 AM
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I wonder if anyone has ever come close to doing this with a F-16... 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,571 ... 679459:z10
Man Accidentally Pulls Eject Lever While Flying in Jet
Monday, November 02, 2009
A passenger enjoying a civilian joyride accidentally cut the trip short when he ejected himself from the plane after grabbing the eject lever while trying to brace himself.
The passenger was flying in a Pilatus PC-7 Mk II with an air force pilot friend, The Daily Mail reported.
He was instantly blasted 320-feet into the sky by the rocket-powered chair, before floating to the ground with an automatic parachute, the paper reported.
Air Force officers quickly deployed a helicopter to retrieve the passenger after his fall 80 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa.
The pilot of the craft, Captain Gerhard Lourens, is a long-time member of the Silver Falcons air force air display team, according to The Daily Mail. |
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Meathook
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Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 04:09 AM
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Hell'va mistake, glad he survived it. I guess it is real possible if your not used to being in the cockpit while grabbing something to hold too during "G's" on some rolls, climbs and dives...I can see it happening but glad no one I ever knew made such a mistake.
Strange for sure glad it worked out for the guy, what a story he will have at the bar now, hell, he might even write a book about it? |
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Posted: Nov 04, 2009 - 07:30 PM
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D'OH!!!!  |
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Posted: Nov 05, 2009 - 02:07 PM
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| That must suck. |
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PhillyGuy
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Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 06:38 PM
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Scorpion1alpha wrote:
That must suck.
Dude. He got to fly, eject, parachute down, and go up again by helicopter to base.
Hell, eject me any day.  |
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Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 08:00 PM
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| hahaha ...yes, he had a hell'va an adventure - I say "book material" for sure |
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Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 12:40 AM
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I am pretty sure I would not want to experience "the nylon letdown" for ANY reason- even if it was absolutely necessary!!!  |
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ang4me
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Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 02:31 AM
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| so much for a preflight / passenger safety briefing lol. there goes that $100K of taxpayer money |
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Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 07:36 PM
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Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 05:06 AM
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Posted: Nov 09, 2009 - 05:54 AM
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Roscoe wrote:
It's happened more than once in a Viper.
Please share with us, when, where, how.... |
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