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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66·3 months agoHear me out: Seats that drop out of the bottom of the helicopter
minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·3 months agoThat way, the pilots can get to the ground first and cushion the impact of the helo 👌
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoJust do a barrel roll while ejecting so you shoot up. Try not to hit your wingman with your copilot tho
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 months agoDid it work? Like are the test subjects still alive lol that sounds like rear decapitation city
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoI think the main problem with down-firing ejector seats was that they require a minimum altitude to work. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/1439/is-there-a-minimum-altitude-for-ejection-seats
minus-squareSynopsisTantilize@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoI’m gonna turn to YouTube to see what I can find. This is pretty cool. Cars should have ejector seats too.
minus-squareswab148@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoThey’d definitely have a minimum altitude to work
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months ago“And what’s the minimum altitude?” “Uh, one, I suppose.”
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI think they did it in a fast and furious movie, I’m not sure if that’s up to NCD standards.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoSome Russian helicopters do this
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 months agoHow many of those are intentional?
Hear me out:
Seats that drop out of the bottom of the helicopter
That way, the pilots can get to the ground first and cushion the impact of the helo 👌
Just do a barrel roll while ejecting so you shoot up. Try not to hit your wingman with your copilot tho
F-104 did it first!
Did it work? Like are the test subjects still alive lol that sounds like rear decapitation city
I think the main problem with down-firing ejector seats was that they require a minimum altitude to work.
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/1439/is-there-a-minimum-altitude-for-ejection-seats
I’m gonna turn to YouTube to see what I can find. This is pretty cool. Cars should have ejector seats too.
They’d definitely have a minimum altitude to work
“And what’s the minimum altitude?”
“Uh, one, I suppose.”
What about sideways?
I think they did it in a fast and furious movie, I’m not sure if that’s up to NCD standards.
Some Russian helicopters do this
How many of those are intentional?