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Can pilots fly after ejection?
After any ejection, the pilot will undergo a medical evaluation to check on things like spinal compression, fracture, muscle tears, internal organ damage etc… if you eject once at high speed, you’ll probably be grounded for good due to major injuries. If you eject at slow speed, you’ll probable be fine to keep flying.
How fast does an ejection seat go?
Depending on altitude and airspeed, the seats accelerate upward between 12 and 20 Gs. That’s just the upward thrust. Pilots have ejected in speeds exceeding 800 miles per hour (the speed of sound is 767.2 mph) and from altitudes as high as 57,000 feet.
Do ejection seats have parachutes?
In aircraft, an ejection seat or ejector seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot or other crew of an aircraft (usually military) in an emergency. Once clear of the aircraft, the ejection seat deploys a parachute. Ejection seats are common on certain types of military aircraft.
How does an ejection seat work on a plane?
When a crewmember lifts the pull handle or yanks the face curtain down on the ejection seat, it sets off a chain of events that propels the canopy away from the plane and thrusts the crewmember safely out. Ejecting from a plane takes no more than four seconds from the time the ejection handle is pulled.
What happens if you have to eject from a fighter plane?
If you have to eject from a fighter plane, you will come away from the experience significantly bruised and battered, possibly with fractured bones and torn ligaments. But despite the risks of ejection seats, they do save pilots’ lives.
How long does it take for a catapult seat to eject?
The exact amount of time depends on the seat model and the crewmember’s body weight. Pulling the ejection handle on a seat sets off an explosive cartridge in the catapult gun, launching the ejection seat into the air.
What is the force of ejection from an aircraft?
Ejecting from an aircraft is in the 5-G to 20-G range, depending on the type of ejection seat. As mentioned in the introduction, 1 G is equal to the force of Earth’s gravity and determines how much we weigh. One G of acceleration is equal to 32 feet/second 2 (9.8 m/s 2).