Author Topic: Aces II Seat Works Good (Read 384 times)

Mark Luper · « **on:** February 03, 2004, 04:48:04 PM »

Good pic of the ejection seat working in a F-16.

Maniac · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2004, 04:51:07 PM »

Good pic, but this is the third time we see it

Someone posted a video of it too, strange pilot error, he wasnt even close to making the manuver...

Mark Luper · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2004, 04:53:24 PM »

Sorry, didn't know it had been posted before. I inspect the initial installation of this seat and it's nice to see it working

Gunslinger · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2004, 09:35:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Mark Luper
Sorry, didn't know it had been posted before. I inspect the initial installation of this seat and it's nice to see it working

Mark you do the egress final at the lockheed plant? I'm an egress guy myself....why did your stupid engineers make the aft rails so difficult to remove??????jk

Sikboy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2004, 10:33:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Mark you do the egress final at the lockheed plant? I'm an egress guy myself....why did your stupid engineers make the aft rails so difficult to remove??????jk

Just a guess here but...

"Because they weren't the ones who would have to remove them"

-Sik

SunKing · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2004, 10:50:32 AM »

Watched that Real Tv show last night. It' caught my eye. In England at an air show , showed a P-38 crash while dcoming out of a roll. Pretty sad to watch.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2004, 11:01:07 AM »

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Originally posted by Sikboy
Just a guess here but...

"Because they weren't the ones who would have to remove them"

-Sik

Bastards......it still cracks me up walking past an airplane and seeing a pair of leggs sticking strait up out of the cockpit

Mark Luper · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2004, 11:03:38 AM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Mark you do the egress final at the lockheed plant? I'm an egress guy myself....why did your stupid engineers make the aft rails so difficult to remove??????jk

I feel you are talking about a 2 seater... yup, their a b**** to put in too

Gunslinger · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2004, 11:06:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Mark Luper
I feel you are talking about a 2 seater... yup, their a b**** to put in too

Yup we are one of the few bases that does aft rails on 16s and depot level mait. in the field. 16s arnt bad to work on but i'd take a 15 any day of the week.

kappa · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2004, 11:06:35 AM »

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Originally posted by SunKing
Watched that Real Tv show last night. It' caught my eye. In England at an air show , showed a P-38 crash while dcoming out of a roll. Pretty sad to watch.

ahhh dude.. old footage or new??