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    Image of absinthe006 absinthe006
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Well, I've flown in a B-24. In the bomb bay and up front over the front wheel there are places one can simply step down and crash through light panel material into space. No parachute for you there my boy.

    They had one person up front watching the break away panel over the wheel and zero people watching the bomb bay. They simply expected you to remember when they said "Don't do that, you will die!" and maybe to notice the red and white stripey painting saying beware.

    Of course, you could also just lean too far out the waist gunner positions.
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    11/02/09

    @absinthe006: If I remember right, the nose gear door can be pushed open with pretty minimal effort, too. Been several years since I was in a B-24. #ejectionseat
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Idiot... or GENIUS?
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    Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!! promoted this comment AkkiRonin approved this comment ps-gizmodo was starred ps-gizmodo was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @ps-gizmodo: #ejectionseat
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    Image of 11thRS 11thRS
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Ok, so what plane does not have the ejections seats rigged so that they both eject in tandem???

    Goose, watch the canopy on the way out, I'm gonna do one more pass by the tower. #ejectionseat
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    jayhawk11 promoted this comment 11thRS was starred 11thRS was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @11thRS: Actually several aircraft don't. F-14's come to mind, as do A-6's and some other craft.

    Here's why:

    [www.gallagher.com] #ejectionseat
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    Image of 11thRS 11thRS
    11/02/09

    @jayhawk11: A wingnut stands corrected, thanks for the info! #ejectionseat
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    I don't know if that makes him an idiot, exactly. They probably just didn't warn him about it, and he grabbed it in confusion. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Adrian Blackwell Adrian Blackwell
    11/02/09

    @lostarchitect: the fact that most ejection seat handles in jets are either bright red or yellow with warning written all around them #ejectionseat
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    11/02/09

    @Adrian Blackwell: Well, shows what I know. Never been in a fighter jet, myself. #ejectionseat
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    If that plane has Zero-Zero ejection seats, 'unharmed' may not be an entirely accurate descriptor of the ejectee, depending on how good his back was before the incident. #ejectionseat
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment FightingChance was starred FightingChance was unstarred
    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/02/09

    @FightingChance: Yeah, I hear you can only make, like, a couple ejections in your life with these, or else you'll basically collapse your spine. #ejectionseat
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment Gordonium was starred Gordonium was unstarred
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    11/02/09

    @Gordonium: Well, what's worse is that the experience is so traumatic that once a pilot ejects he never wants to do it again. Ejection seats are meant to save lives and as such many times you end up with a few bruises and/or broken bones. #ejectionseat
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    11/02/09

    @FightingChance: Doesn't the seatit cinch you tight against it when you pull the cord so you pretty much become part of the seat? #ejectionseat
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    Image of FightingChance FightingChance
    11/03/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List: Exactly, so the net effect is probably something like being dropkicked by God. #ejectionseat
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE! #ejectionseat
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Accidental nothing - If I got to joyride in a fighter jet you bet your ass I am highlighting that ride with an ejection flight! #ejectionseat
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/02/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Even if they never let you ride again, it'd be so worth it. #ejectionseat
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    Ra-a-a-a-a-a-a! Take that Mom! A-a-a-a! Take that Dad! Send me to a psychiatrist will you?! Take that Dr. Sally Waxler!

    *presses eject*

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!

    ~Millhouse #ejectionseat
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    Image of Moonshadow101 Moonshadow101
    11/02/09

    In reply to Idiot Civilian Passenger Ejects Himself Out of Plane
    I know that when I'm in danger, the first thing I do is grab the hard stick between my legs. It's a reflex, really. He can't be blamed. #ejectionseat
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    Image of HeroOfTomorrow HeroOfTomorrow
    11/02/09

    @Moonshadow101: Thank you for making me eject my toothpaste out of my mouth with laughter. #ejectionseat
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    11/02/09

    @HeroOfTomorrow: you brush your teeth at the computer??? #ejectionseat
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/03/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: No, they just laughed THAT hard. #ejectionseat
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    Image of HeroOfTomorrow HeroOfTomorrow
    11/03/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Well... Yeah?
    In my defense, my screen is really big and it's also my TV. Never brushed your teeth in front of the TV before? It's common practice here in the Netherlands.

    Together with cannibalism and smoking pot. #ejectionseat
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
    I wonder how many more G's they can pull off with the unmanned version. I couldn't really see a Predator drone doing especially great in a dog-fight, since it looks like it's modeled after a glider, but the Sabre's specs put it squarely in fighter-jet range (if my childhood obsession with jets and flight simulators serves me right). #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
    its funny how even though this is the latest in technology, this video couldn't feel more 80's (almost like a video out of the movie Top Gun). #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    @dfp3050: Deal of the Century #sabrewarrior
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    Image of Super Moose Super Moose
    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
    Your military industrial complex at work ladies and gentleman. Too bad this does nothing against some guy in a turban with C4 strapped to his chest. #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    @Super Moose: Taliban laughs at this fancy space ship (for all intents and purposes)

    Seriously, aren't all the wars we are currently in Boots-on-the-ground type engagements? How the heck is this going to deal with Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, or prevent genocide in Darfur, or piracy off the coast of Somalia.

    Maybe it'll help blow up nuke plants in Iran and North Korea, but not much else. #sabrewarrior
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
    Yay! More really cool technology for us to continue pointless killing. More to the point, really cool plane. Regardless of how I feel about the government's budget and our soldiers fighting overseas, I'll support anything that helps them do their jobs and keep them safer, especially if it's cool looking. #sabrewarrior
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    Image of B52HVet B52HVet
    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day
    Hate to say it, but this IS the future...chances are the F-22 & F-35 are going to be the last manned fighter aircraft we develop. Practically every large country on earth are developing UCAVs. Ah well...at least the B-52 will be around till 2040. #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    @B52HVet: 2040? Didn't they 1980 in 1950? #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    @11thRS: Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) means that with planned upgrades, the B-52 will remain in service until 2040. The newest airframes currently in service were built in November of 1961, although yes, they started production in the early 50's. #sabrewarrior
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    10/30/09

    @B52HVet: No chances about it. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs already announced that the 35 was the end of the road for manned fighter aircraft.
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    B52HVet promoted this comment Edited by DustyButt™ at 10/30/09 12:16 PM DustyButt™ was starred DustyButt™ was unstarred
    Image of norfizzle norfizzle
    10/30/09

    @11thRS: the way they made the video for the Sabre makes it seem like it's just an updated version of this B-52 vid. Practically the same voice and everything. #sabrewarrior
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    Image of TonyRockyHorror TonyRockyHorror
    10/30/09

    @B52HVet: The B-52 is amazing in its longevity. Nearly a hundred years in service for a single airframe. That just blows my mind. #sabrewarrior
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Sinister Sabre Warrior Drone Will Kill Us All One Day

    Didn't Gil Gerrard fly one of these back in the 80s? #sabrewarrior
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment bipedalprimate was starred bipedalprimate was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @bipedalprimate: That's the first thing I thought of as well. #sabrewarrior
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