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Civilian Accidentally Ejects From Air Force Plane

Posted by samzenpus on from the shiny-red-button dept.

An unamed man learned how important it is to keep your hands to yourself inside an South African Air Force training plane when he mistakenly pulled his ejection lever. He crashed through the plane's perspex canopy and was propelled 320' by the rockets under his seat. A helicopter was sent to pick up the accidental ejector and he had no reported injuries. Let's hope he got to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way down.

8 comments

  1. They're sure it was an accident? by clone53421 · · Score: 1

    Maybe he was a really irritating backseat driver. Um, pilot.

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    1. Re:They're sure it was an accident? by show+me+altoids · · Score: 1

      I'm sure he had a HUGE accident. In his pants. Probably cushioned his landing.

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  2. Oh No! by Kleppy · · Score: 0

    GOOOOSE!

  3. I don't think so! by pwright2 · · Score: 1

    Most ejection seats do not support survival in a 0/0 ejection (0 altitude/0 velocity).

    1. Re:I don't think so! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Most of the seats in USAF fighters do. The main hazard in those comes from idiots playing with the seat and not being strapped in. can quite easily decapitate you and just the initial blase could kill you if you aren't actually in the seat.

    2. Re:I don't think so! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      They weren't on the ground, they were flying.

  4. Hmmm... by kipd · · Score: 1

    What does this button do?

  5. unamed man? by ZedNaught · · Score: 2, Funny

    unamed man umount'ed ?