urbanf@yj.data.nokia.fi (Urban Fredriksson) (02/06/91)
From: urbanf@yj.data.nokia.fi (Urban Fredriksson)
It's quite true that you nowadays try to kill the
pilot with anti-aircraft missiles. Recall the ad
for RBS70 "... 2000 balls, of which on the average
two is needed to incapacitate a pilot..."?
But, on modern aircraft the pilot doesn't (always)
have to pull the ejection handle: He/she is ejected
automatically when the aircraft suffers certain
types of structural damage.
Many years ago I spoke to a Viggen pilot, who lost
a wing, which smashed into the fin, during ACM. He
was ejected even before he noticed anything wrong
with the plane.
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