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Ever wonder how ejection seats work or how it must feel to ride one?
On this episode, US Navy Commander Rafe “Bloach” Wysham offers an in-depth look at ejection seats including a brief history, how they work, how aircrew inspect them before flight, and why-in multi-place aircraft-it is important to have the ‘Eject Select’ switch in the proper position as demonstrated by the non-aircrew backseater who ejected himself out of a perfectly good F-14 Tomcat.
Bloach wraps up the discussion with a harrowing story of the time an ejection seat saved his life from a doomed Tomcat-a mishap that tragically claimed the life of his pilot.
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