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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:15 pm     Super secret spam barrier
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Well, another US Jet came down in the UK


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The pilot died after ejecting unfortunately.
Sorry to hear that - aren't F18's fitted with 0-0 ejection seats? 


Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:29 am     Super secret spam barrier
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They may do, but that most definitely doesn't guarantee a safe ejection in all flight regimes. Rapid descent with a steep dive angle will just shoot you parallel to the ground with negligible reduction of vertical speed, for instance.


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