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2006-11-02 Arabia

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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ejection seats, why do they hate US?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-11-02 02:09|| 2006-11-02 02:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Prolly buzzing the Core Area and some expat finally got fed up. Golden BB time, baby.

Posted by .com 2006-11-02 03:27|| 2006-11-02 03:27|| Front Page Top

#3 A chicken and the egg story?

Did the pilot eject because the plane was going to crash, or did the plane crash because the pilot punched out?

Experience suggests it was an egg.

Posted by Skidmark 2006-11-02 04:30|| 2006-11-02 04:30|| Front Page Top

#4 So, if an F-15 (Soodi-style) crashes in the desert, and no one's around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

Posted by Confuscious 2006-11-02 11:22|| 2006-11-02 11:22|| Front Page Top

#5 It wouldn't be the first time, skidmark. Back in the 70's a Saudi F5 pilot forgot how to do something while in the air(put the landing gear down?) so he ejected and destroyed his aircraft. He tried to claim that, as the sky belonged to allen, it wasn't his fault. The King no-likey that story; and the pilot was executed.

Posted by Cold Truth 2006-11-02 12:04|| 2006-11-02 12:04|| Front Page Top

#6 A true, slightly OT story re: ejection seats: while stationed @ Pax river doing work with a ME country's F-18, part of the contract required we R7R the seat for a new one. Seemed one of our test Pilots was a (shudder) woman and no self respecting camel jockey would or could use a seat that had been warmed by the uncovered meat. New seat pan or cushions was not satisfactory, had to be a full up zero time, right from McDonnell Douglas seat.

Posted by USN, ret. 2006-11-02 15:17|| 2006-11-02 15:17|| Front Page Top

#7 So, if an F-15 (Soodi-style) crashes in the desert, and no one's around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

If you listen real carefully, you will hear something that sounds an awful lot like "Oh $hit!" followed by a popping noise! :-)

Posted by gorb 2006-11-02 15:37|| 2006-11-02 15:37|| Front Page Top

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