Ever wonder how ejection seats work or how it might feel to ride one?
On this episode, U.S. Navy) Commander Rafe “Bloach” Wysham offers a brief history on ejection seats, how they work, how aircrew inspect them before flight, and why–in multi-place aircraft–it is important to have the ‘Eject Select’ switch in the proper position as demonstrated by the non-aviator backseater who ejected himself out of a perfectly good F-14 Tomcat (click here) for the whole story). Bloach wraps up the discussion with a harrowing story) of the time an ejection seat saved his life from a doomed Tomcat–a mishap that tragically claimed the life of his pilot.
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