The Inventor who saved Thousands of Lives.

[Nigel H-J]

Interesting but short BBC news documentary of the ejector seat.

I did get to sit in one whilst on a Canberra sortie, not comfortable, not comfortable at all!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northe ... d-58274204

Regards
Nigel.

[TSR2]

I think MB still have a facility at Langford Lodge just allow from Aldergrove. In the 70’x and 80’s there were more than a couple of aircraft that accidentally landed at Langford Lodge, mistaking it for Aldergrove.

[FlyTexas]

Thoroughly enjoyed that, Nigel. Thanks for posting. What luck landing near a pub after ejecting.

Brian

[Dev One]

Interesting but short BBC news documentary of the ejector seat.

I did get to sit in one whilst on a Canberra sortie, not comfortable, not comfortable at all!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northe ... d-58274204

Regards
Nigel.

For me I found that wearing all the clobber, G trousers, boots, underwear, helmet & mask & sitting in the RH seat of a Hunter T7 very comfortable, with the addition of the wet suit a similar state in the back seat of Hawk XX154 out over Cardigan bay. I don't think wearing the NBC hood though, very claustrophobic! I should think the back seat of a Canberra also claustrophobic in the Nav seat, in the RH one you can see more! My Canberra sortie - back in the 50's as an ATC cadet I had a ride on the Rumbold seat - told if need to escape, open the door & I will kick you out!!! Mate of mine on his sortie was brave enough to go to the bomb aimers position in the nose & stayed there for the landing!
Keith

[Scorpius]

Good video find!

Sat in loads of them ( Jag, Phantom, Bucc, Harrier, Victor, Tornado ) but never trusted them. Always always checked the pins were in before I climbed in. Had to attend a mandatory 6 monthly bang seat course with the Dumpies ( armourers ) where we had to know the sequence of events when one goes off.

Standard payment was a barrel or crate of beer to the ejection seat section following a successful escape.

Nev

[Motormouse]

Good video find!

Sat in loads of them ( Jag, Phantom, Bucc, Harrier, Victor, Tornado ) but never trusted them. Always always checked the pins were in before I climbed in. Had to attend a mandatory 6 monthly bang seat course with the Dumpies ( armourers )

Nev

Canberra, Buccaneer, Phantom, Harrier, Hunter, JP, and Gnat myself Nev

I was airframes !

Ttfn

Pete