Ejection seat testing - GIF

[Jon]

Ejection seat testing.




Previously:

Cessna Scorpion ejection seat test - GIF

[Crusty]

That reminded me of this photo of the Navy's Terrorist Catch and Release experiments.

[Hoosiersmoker]

It seems strange that the back seat ejected first? There was enough time to clear it before the back one ejected. There's a risk of the front seat hitting the back pilot as he ejects. You can see it pass behind his chute, a few feet over and it kills #2 pilot. "Congratulations! You escaped the crash... but died from a seat to the head!" Maybe it's the angle but it looks pretty lined up to me.

[VinnieL]

Imagine having to tell your folks that you are assigned to test ejection seats.....