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| Frenchman accidentally ejects himself from fighter jet during surprise flight |
| 2020-04-15 |
| [Guardian] A surprise outing in a fighter jet unnerved one defence company executive so much he accidentally ejected himself while flying at over 500km/h (320mph), an investigation into the debacle in France has found. The 64-year-old civilian got the most unwelcome ride of his life after the force of the take-off made him "float" off his seat, causing him to stand up and involuntarily grab the ejection handle to steady himself. Air accident investigators found a series of errors in the lead-up to the incident, including ignored medical warnings that the passenger should not undergo to the 3.7g of force generated by the take-off, and loose seat straps that allowed him to float up. He also lost his helmet while being ejected. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 #2 In that case I'm sorta confused. Which disaster would have caused him to soil himself? Being French, major cause. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-04-15 18:59 |
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| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-15 12:14 |
| #4 "One defence company executive" suffered from premature ejection. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-15 12:01 |
| #3 Well, takeoff generates positive G’s which would push him into his seat. Floating out of his seat would be a negative G event. |
| Posted by: Phineter Turkeyneck6202 2020-04-15 07:00 |
| #2 In that case I'm sorta confused. Which disaster would have caused him to soil himself? |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-04-15 00:23 |
| #1 Sort of like Henry Ford II in Ford v Ferrari. |
| Posted by: KBK 2020-04-15 00:19 |