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Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Mark Luper on February 03, 2004, 04:48:04 PM
Good pic of the ejection seat working in a F-16.


(http://users2.ev1.net/~lmluper/f16eject.jpg)
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Maniac 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...
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Mark Luper 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 :)
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Gunslinger 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
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Sikboy 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
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: SunKing 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.
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Gunslinger 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
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Mark Luper 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 :)
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: Gunslinger 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.
Title: Aces II Seat Works Good
Post by: kappa 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??