But apparently they don't always work....sad.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pilo...ency-a-1986556

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

But apparently they don't always work....sad.

Neither does your link unfortunately. But back in '64 I went for a ride in a Canberra bomber that was fitted with zero/zero seats because they were target aircraft but when used for ground control practise there was always a pilot to take control if something went wrong. When the ground control practise was finished the pilot took over and we went chasing kangaroos around the desert .

Originally Posted by downunder

Neither does your link unfortunately. But back in '64 I went for a ride in a Canberra bomber that was fitted with zero/zero seats because they were target aircraft but when used for ground control practise there was always a pilot to take control if something went wrong. When the ground control practise was finished the pilot took over and we went chasing kangaroos around the desert .

Checked the link and works for me ?

Didn't work on my phone

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

Checked the link and works for me ?

Hmmm - I just get a blank page...

Originally Posted by Zaurak3

Hmmm - I just get a blank page...

Same here. Rockyboy, you start an interesting topic and give a dead link.

Originally Posted by 56S

Same here. Rockyboy, you start an interesting topic and give a dead link.

Maybe our firewalls work better than his.

I googled it but a copied link does the same thing. Guess those interested will need to google it.

Rocky, you are hereby banished to one week of remedial Link-pasting School

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

But apparently they don't always work....sad.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pilo...ency-a-1986556

zero-zero is a place you never want to be. Though they say they are capable, it depends on conditions if you live. I had to sign a waiver to fly due to my weight and hight. I wouldn't make it in a zero-zero situation. Any other ejection would snap both my femurs. Didn't care, still flew.

Weird ...the first link works everytime for me...

Blank page all in white here, I guess the plane took off!

Here is the headline....google it.

”2 Air Force Pilots Killed During Take-Off At HAL Airport In Bengaluru”

Or https://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...luru-96037?amp

Link was/is ok here.

In a B-47 A version Stratojet the navigator had a downward ejection seat. Jimmy knew what he was doing
Same for early F-104 Starfighters. Pilots that ran into problems close the ground had to do a 180° roll before 'punching out'.

Prettig weekend Ron

And many of those people later upgraded to newer planes with upward ejection seats. Several of then rolled their plane upside down and ejected in to the runway when something went tango uniform with the newer planes.