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1. 2unfit2ride - Member

   Tracker1972 - Member
   2unfit2ride, so unless someone has a working knowledge of ejector seats for instance, they should just but out of this experts discussion? Nice.

   I didn't know they were called zero-zero seats (if indeed they are) but I hope I am still allowed to have sympathy for the pilot. Once they have made it there they must feel on top of the world, those left behind surely can't feel much lower now. Sad.

   My point was that people can get quite emotive on the subject of the armed forces & people who are prepared do do more than I for their country, you are free to express your views in anyway you see fit, as is anyone, but that opinion may or not be right.

   Cheers.

   Posted 6 months ago #
2. ernie_lynch - Member

   you are free to express your views in anyway you see fit, as is anyone, but that opinion may or not be right.

   For goodness sake, she didn't express any opinion. It was just a simple question asking why ejector seats needed to operate if the aircraft wasn't airborne.

   Posted 6 months ago #
3. geordiemick00 - Member

   I was in RAF as a weapons technician in the early 90's and just about started working on ejector seats when I was pensioned out. There are thousands of reasons why this could have happened and it looks like a rogue booster has fired within the main lift tube which is enough to send the chair and poor pilot out of the cock pit but the rocket propellors which then fire to send it clear and high from the craft have not.

   My guess would be it sent the poor pilot high enough to have suffered injuries as he would have still been detached to the chair and not high enough to get any lift out of the parachute.

   RIP another hero gone too soon.

   Posted 6 months ago #
4. 2unfit2ride - Member

   No Ernie, she called someone a prat, no need for it if you just want to show your respect on the thread.

   Edit, I was typing before the previous post, I wouldn't of done otherwise.

   Posted 6 months ago #
5. emsz - Member

   2unfit, sorry I didn't have an opinion, i was just trying to understand what had happened and there's loads of blokes on here that know all about those things. I'll leave the thread alone

   Posted 6 months ago #
6. ernie_lynch - Member

   You saw what it was in response to didn't you ? : Absolutely priceless! Oh yes ladies and gentlemen... we really are ****!

   Anyway, back on topic. As a kid I always enjoyed seeing the Red Arrows - always impressive stuff. And yes, in part because it was dangerous, so sadly occasional fatalities, whilst always tragic, are I guess, not totally unexpected.

   Posted 6 months ago #
7. 2unfit2ride - Member

   Emsz, don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go per see, but lets just let the thread go the way it should & side step the grips, if we all could just bow our heads & think of his family then we would be doing well.

   Love yah.

   Posted 6 months ago #
8. Tracker1972 - Member

   My haste to make a cup of tea kind of missed the fact that the arsey comment wasn't even made by you 2unfit2ride, god I hate it when people post shit without reading properly, me on this occasion so I should really have directed most of that at razor, not you, sorry.
   Still don't think anything razor said was in any way called for though, lack of understanding and asking a question is learning. Ridiculing it is not on but, yes, peoples blood does run a bit hot if they are close enough to any shitty situation. I hope that's the case.

   EDIT-great, and now putting the dishwasher on before replying means I miss a bunch more posts. Agreed, this isn't what this is about, apology still stands though. Bed now so no more cross posting.

   Posted 6 months ago #
9. 2unfit2ride - Member

   Tracker, thanks, I really just want to let the thread run as it should but I couldn't let your post go without replying.

   Cheers.

   Posted 6 months ago #
10. TooTall - Member

    Tootall perhaps I should say troops, middle east and armored wagons for a start

    Factually incorrect. Current armoured vehicles are world-beating, saving lives on a daily basis and the envy of many other nations.

    Next Daily Fail-fuelled inaccuracy?

    Posted 6 months ago #
11. grantway - Member

    Rather sad seeing these deaths from plans through my years have entertained me in the sky's

    Posted 6 months ago #
12. Northwind - Member

    2unfit2ride - Member

    I really just want to let the thread run as it should

    It's incredibly obvious that you don't.

    Posted 6 months ago #
13. druidh - Member

    The TV news is now saying that the parachute didn't open either...

    Posted 6 months ago #
14. saladdodger - Member

    Tootall

    alas I feel you have limited knowledge ( and wear rose tinted glasses )on the subject of the armed forces and the kit they have.

    Perhaps you listen too much to government spin. Or my forces contact are FOS

    Or am I wrong????

    Posted 6 months ago #
15. Inbred456 - Member

    Does the canopy release first to allow the seat to clear. It appears that the canopy was still in place which would suggest that the pilot may have been fired through the canopy. Not good if that did happen.

    Posted 6 months ago #
16. Riksbar - Member

    The canopy contains a miniature detonating cord to shatter the canopy as part of the ejection sequence. There a lot of things which have to happen in a specific order during an ejection and the amount of things which could go wrong are many.
    A tragic incident and an awful year for the team.

    Posted 6 months ago #

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