The Basket
Senior Master Sergeant
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- Jun 27, 2007
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UnbelievableThis story is mind boggling.
Read and weep!
Report Released on French Rafale Passenger's Accidental Ejection Reveals Both Human And Technical Failures
Why does the Rafale not give the pilot total control over the ejection option? I'm not pilot, but I've had several bucket rides over the years. The briefings for everything I've every ridden in noted that the pilot could select an option that allowed the back seat to eject independently or eject both crew members. (If the pilot chose to eject, the back seat always first ejected automatically.) So why would the Rafale pilot not have the option to set the after seat for independent ejection?
Cheers,
Dana
Maybe they do not have that option in this particular aircraft?
Also maybe it is a protocol? What if the pilot becomes incapacitated, and then the passenger is stuck in the aircraft. Using that scenario, where the pilot is the only one who can start an ejection sequence that would be a possibility.
i totally agree.This actually happened! Really happened!
Shows what goes on and I doubt this is a French thing either