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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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ps-gizmodo
11/02/09

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Idiot... or GENIUS?
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11/02/09

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

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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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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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11thRS
11/02/09

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

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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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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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lostarchitect
11/02/09

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

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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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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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yantelope
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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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
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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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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Dr. H. F. Danger
11/02/09

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE! #ejectionseat
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Hiphopopotamus
11/02/09

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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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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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Kaiser-Machead
11/02/09

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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*

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!

~Millhouse #ejectionseat
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Moonshadow101
11/02/09

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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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HeroOfTomorrow
11/02/09

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

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

@Bigbadbikernerd: No, they just laughed THAT hard. #ejectionseat
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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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A Pimp Named DaveR
07/17/09

In reply to Video of NASA's Orion Crew Module's Majestic Ejection System
Not to be nitpicky -- but this isn't actually how the manned Orion launch escape system would work. This is a simulation of the first full-scale test of the system, which uses a small fake booster and a boilerplate capsule.

The real Orion won't be launching from White Sands. It also doesn't have airbags. The Orion capsule isn't going to be designed to land on land -- water landings only. The airbags are an addition to the test boilerplate Orion to... well, to keep it from breaking when it lands.

This test is really just to see whether all the systems work together as planned. Later tests will fine-tune the hardware, making sure that the escape motors don't pull the capsule away too fast (too much g-force on the astronauts inside) or too slow (you do kinda want to avoid the exploding or out-of-control rocket behind you...).
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
07/16/09

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It looks like a giant jacket button is falling on you.
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frigg
07/16/09

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is there an ejection system from the ejection system? It looks like a lot of stuff has to go right in the midst of what would be a catastrophic failure.
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bl1nk2much
07/16/09

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i totally misread that header...i though it said majestic erection system...

Pretty neat stuff what NASA can do though..
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