64 yr old Passenger, Accidental Ejection from Fighter

Interesting they say malfunction with the front seat. Most dudes I know put the selector in a mode where if they pull the handles in the back they go only. If pilot pulls then back then front goes.

a reply to: glib2

This was set to either seat being able to initiate.

The fighter jet was set up to, under normal conditions, eject both the pilot and his passenger when one of them pulls on the ejection handle. The BEA-E explains the procedure of a Rafale double ejection in four stages: first, the back canopy is shattered by a line of explosives embedded into the glass, before the passenger seat is ejected. Then, the front canopy is also destroyed, and the pilot seat is the last to leave the fighter jet.

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originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: glib2

This was set to either seat being able to initiate.

The fighter jet was set up to, under normal conditions, eject both the pilot and his passenger when one of them pulls on the ejection handle. The BEA-E explains the procedure of a Rafale double ejection in four stages: first, the back canopy is shattered by a line of explosives embedded into the glass, before the passenger seat is ejected. Then, the front canopy is also destroyed, and the pilot seat is the last to leave the fighter jet.

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No doubt. It is interesting they fly it like that.

a reply to: glib2

I thought so too, but it may be good they did if it found a seat issue.

That is a positive out of this yes besides almost losing a jet...nice optimism.

a reply to: glib2

Better to find it during a "whoops" than an "oh #", like with the B-1.

Maybe they weren't practicing proper social distancing and he got a little nervous.


The poor guy they say looked like he was having a heart attack when they told him: Suprise you're going up in this fighter plane. They may have thought he would get excited but he entered a high-state of stress and panic.

Myself, I would have told them, thanks, but no thanks.