On 19 Jun 2018 13:19:40 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <0efiidpi6tl3hcg0doqll9ljr1ddvbf4v4@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>Miloch, your post on the B-1B ejection system failure resulted in my
>>coming across this article on the testing of the B-58 Hustler ejection
>>pods using bears.
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>>How Americans used drugged BEARS to test ejector seats
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>>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251548/Drugged-strapped-ejector-seat-BEARS-used-fighter-jet-test-pilots-Cold-War.html
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>That's the advantage of flying helicopters...no parachutes needed...unless you
>auto-rotate into some power lines...like two of my flight school classmates
>during a cross country exercise.
>
>Lost their engine and hit some high voltage power lines on the way
>down...crashed losing both their lives. You could actually hear their screams
>over the radio just before impact...chilling!
>
>
Always thought you rotary wing guys had balls of steel!
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