Draco-REX Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 No pictures, but the description of what happened to him are really scary. "My head was the size of a basketball and my lips were like cucumbers" In short, really bad things happen to the human body when it's flung through the air at greater than the speed of sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I've seen prototype tests of ejector seats with pop-out face shields for exact that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Wow. That's an extensive injury list. Atleast he lived..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger1647545502 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 There were a few jets that would eject the entire crew in one or two big capsules...the XB-70 springs to mind, and the FB-111. They were expected to make an ejection at Mach 2 at least theoretically survivable. They didn't work well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buelliganx1 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 There were a few jets that would eject the entire crew in one or two big capsules...the XB-70 springs to mind, and the FB-111. They were expected to make an ejection at Mach 2 at least theoretically survivable. They didn't work well though. The later B-58 Hustler's also had something similar, but it had an individual pod for each crew member. Anybody seen the video of the guy who made the first rocket sled run? He had abrasions on his body from dust particles in the air because he was moving so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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