Failure at Life

[Marlat]

Right, but if the canopy was stuck in place then he would have rocket-propelled his head straight into the canopy.

From what I read that's not what would have happened. The ejection system also blows off the canopy which is a separate system from the electric lock and release mechanism that failed. You can google the incident, but one of the options proposed by the designer of the plane was to use the ejection system. Additionally if you look at the pilots seat, it is higher than the pilot itself. I understand that this is so the seat can break through the canopy in an ejection even if the canopy isn't blown off correctly without causing serious injury to the pilot.

 

[machine gewehr]

wait..... what we have here is a jammed-shut canopy and you're saying that he should have attempted ejecting!??
Do me a favor, stay away from airplanes, the Turkish airforce is not ready for you yet, they're actually pretty good.

lol

I don't know about the jammed-shut canopy but I'd still pull the lever to fire me up.Either way I'd go up the sky you know.

Did I ever mention I wanted to be a fighter pilot when I was young.If the military school didn't ask for everything that I am not I'd be a pilot now.

 

[Joe Gress]

From what I read that's not what would have happened. The ejection system also blows off the canopy which is a separate system from the electric lock and release mechanism that failed. You can google the incident, but one of the options proposed by the designer of the plane was to use the ejection system. Additionally if you look at the pilots seat, it is higher than the pilot itself. I understand that this is so the seat can break through the canopy in an ejection even if the canopy isn't blown off correctly without causing serious injury to the pilot.

Yup.

 

[Relic]

Actually the ejection seat should have worked just fine and would have been safe to use at ground level. Based on what I read about that incident, the issue with using the ejection seat was that it was more expensive than cutting the glass canopy (which itself cost $180,000 to replace) as it would have ruined both the seat and the canopy and the interior of the cockpit (the seat has a rocket motor).

Yet another perfectly fine joke of mine ruined by logic... thanks Mark...just...thanks....

 

[NJL]

LOL

 

[machine gewehr]

OT:Where there's only nonsense or too much sense.

 

[Kosko]

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[machine gewehr]

Relic here,I found my last pic. taken from the flight school.They kicked me after that flight for some reason.

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[NJL]

yeah, you shouldn't be waving like that.

 

[Relic]

Relic here,I found my last pic. taken from the flight school.They kicked me after that flight for some reason.

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don't tell me - you figured that hiding beer in the lower access panel would cause no problems?

is it also true that you got fired from Turkish Airways for failing to seat your passengers properly?

 

[machine gewehr]

don't tell me - you figured that hiding beer in the lower access panel would cause no problems?

I though beer was fine everywhere the man walked (touched in that matter) Anyways I'm fine with that,they never let me drink a few beers with the BEST wiew in the world.

I remember the time my co pilot almost cried like a baby and yelled "WE'RE ON FIRE I'M OUTTA HERE" and ejected himself.Fool coused so much cost and they blamed it on my Cuban cigar.

is it also true that you got fired from Turkish Airways for failing to seat your passengers properly?

Its not my fault,son of a **** never stopped crying.At lest the windscreen was soundproof.