• @Fosheze
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      561 year ago

      A lot of times they will eventually pull themselves out of the spin without any interaction from the pilot. The question is if that will happen before the pilot is unconscious or dead from the G forces which is why they still eject when it happens.

    • @ChewTiger
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      111 year ago

      If that’s true, that’s wild. Those seats are insane, it’s amazing people can survive them.

      • @Woht24
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        101 year ago

        Can’t vouch for it but I’ve read you only get 3 ejections before you’re medically discharged because it compresses your spine pretty badly

          • Ook the Librarian
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            191 year ago

            That’s why you throw away half of the resumes from applicants. You don’t want to hire unlucky people.

            • @[email protected]
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              41 year ago

              I mean, I figure even if they all were ‘act of god’ type accidents that’s the amount of bad luck where you really should start giving it weight. I’m reminded of how the guy who set the record for most lightning strikes survived got really paranoid about clouds later in life.

          • JJROKCZ
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            31 year ago

            Yea the medical discharge might just be the excuse to get rid of the pilot that burned half a billion in crashed planes and recovery efforts for them

    • @somethingsnappy
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      11 year ago

      I can think of about 5 very cheap ways this is a solved problem at least at close range. Maybe 1000km.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        I think if the flat spin was a cheap solved problem than one of the most expensive projects ever undertaken probably wouldn’t have it.

        • @somethingsnappy
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          11 year ago

          Finding the plane seems to be a solved problem. Flat spin not so much.