This is What It Actually Feels Like to Be Ejected from a Jet

[@sir_blasphemy_the_first]

“Accidentally” that man was trying to cross that off his bucket list

[@Normenn12596702]

I had to scroll way to far down for this

[@stansmith1189]

YUPAROONI

[@thatonebruneiankid8824]

Thank you for clearing this up Mr. FBI

[@knightzing]

There’s a video on KZbin of him

[@shinigami1315]

I thought the same lol

[@_REVERIE]

The force required to eject the pilot quickly and safely is massive. A lot of pilots who are forced to eject wind up grounded just from what ejection does to the body... Some are lucky enough that they can still fly after passing the post eject medical exam, but not many...

[@pcd1377]

Missed your comment til I replied and said something similar. The pilots who SURVIVE, often have broken backs and lose several inches in height. Crazy to hear this video allude to "mild or moderate injuries" 🤦‍♂️

[@lunchbox1553]

@@pcd1377 Maybe he's just built different?

[@michaelnizza414]

Lots of broken backs

[@AlphaCrystal21]

That's still considered very lucky. Some got ejected and barely land safely, only to get his head smash by Omniman

[@jellylightningii5959]

That only happens when you eject at supersonic speeds

[@rc59191]

Remember going to school with some braindead Navy bratts saying that when they become a Naval Aviator they were gonna eject just for the fun of it. Like did you even stop to think how you would manage to pull that off without going to the brig for a long time?

[@austinhernandez2716]

Waste millions dollars and break your ribs for fun?

[@jacobviator3118]

Why are you asking questions like you're shocked this guy is an idiot and/or has no idea what he's doing??! You said right at the beginning, he's in the NAVY!!

[@HeyYouYouAreFinallyAwake]

Or never being able to fly again?

[@F-18Super]

Navy pilots are typically better pilots than other branches since well……… no perfectly paved runways and weather conditions. They take IFR to a whole other level.

[@foosmonkey]

This would be like saying you want to drive a Bugatti into a wall and make the airbags deploy just for the fun of it. Edit: except doing it a dozen times because that’s how much one jet costs.

[@equarg]

Yea, one pilot had to eject super close to the ground during an air show…… He lost an inch in height due to spine compression!

[@Dad-stories1of1]

Source

[@43110clyde]

@@Dad-stories1of1 source: trust me bro

[@srshrudd6072]

Source?

[@jah8939]

source

[@utsukushiigotenwan7239]

noice

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

When the old guy ejected, he yelled “excelsior!”

[@badam7783]

The old man didn’t get a panic attack. His seat was loose and when they hit -G the man went up in the cockpit and to trying to stay in the seat he grabbed anything he couldn’t get ahold on too. Little did he know it was the ejection bar and he was shoot out. The pilot managed to land the plane without an cockpit tho

[@rianweston-dodds6247]

What lol

[@conflict7269]

Wtf wow that be crazy

[@badam7783]

I’m also prête sure that the pilots seat had some problem with it so he didn’t get ejected, and the old mans seat also had something wrong with it since he wasn’t properly strapped in

[@nauuwgtx]

More like a canopy

[@johnathanvrocher4460]

Well he still would've had a cockpit lol just no canopy

[@outdoorscholar6016]

Suddenly throwing yourself out of an airplane WW2 style doesn’t sound so bad. Fun fact: My AFJROTC instructor was a retired colonel who used to teach at the Air Force Academy, and he would always tell the new students “if you hear me say ‘bail bail bail’ and you don’t see me when you turn your head, that’s a hint it’s time to bail’”

[@DH-gt4dn]

Yes fighter pilots do eject sometimes at high altitude but 75000 feet is a little much more like 7500. And yes sometimes they do inject at high speed but more than not it's around 180 to 350 miles an hour.

[@anastasiskalogirou5171]

yeah exactly what I thought,only a handful of ejections happened at 75.000feet compared to the ones that happened on take-offs and landings or generally low flying

[@reijiminato8762]

Inject what at high speed, now?

[@deven6518]

You forgot that ejections often ends a pilots career. First you're hit by winds of q few hundred mph in an instant. It's compression absorption differs at altitude but it's like hitting a brick wall. Depending on the speed, this may be fatal. The sudden shift from a pressurized cockpit and also cause eardrums to explode. Then you've got to avoid being hit by your plane, unlikely. The ejector seat itself is enough to break your back.

[@istvantoth3775]

Ok i am pretty sure if the 64 yo guy was alright after being ejected than you are just talking out of your a ss. Sure it can be dangerous as said in the video but you make it seem like an ejection is worse than a f-ing plane crash

[@superbeavers7645]

@@istvantoth3775 I don't think you understand the physics behind the situation

[@deven6518]

@@istvantoth3775 I don't see how it's worse than becoming a charred corpse

[@istvantoth3775]

@@deven6518 dude you have like 2 brain cells. Read the last sentence. Slowly.

[@deven6518]

@@istvantoth3775 I did. Did you read the comment carefully? Did you do some basic research? Did you take into account the physics? Did you take a look into actual reports of injuries sustained by pilots from ejecting? Maybe you think that air is still whispy thin at 500mph, or that rapidly changing pressure has no adverse effects on health, or maybe you think that a booster under a seat moves weight without applying any force. Your opinion is invalid, the real world has already proven me right. It seems my 2 brain cells are 2 more than you have.

[@jackburnell3209]

Fighter jet pilots have seldom ejected at 65,000 feet. That's the upper altitude that they can fly at. Most ejections occur at near sea level in carrier mishaps. Combat missions are seldom over 30,000 feet and are usually much lower.

[@Evergreen1400]

Thank you I didn’t want to be the one to say that. The U2 has a 70,000ft flight ceiling most aircraft get nowhere near that as you said.

[@7Amps]

Exactly. An F-16 struggles to barely stay up at 40k feet, much less doing 700mph… this video lost all credibility once he said that…

[@senseishu937]

So is it still as dangerous as everyone says? The spine compression and broken backs and the ridiculous g force? If most ejections happen as a result of carrier mishaps, then they're not that high up and they're not going that fast right?

[@ck8191]

My grandpa won an award for his work on ejection seats in the Air Force.

[@somedumbmanontheinternet]

You know being a fighter pilot is dangerous when broken ribs is minor to moderate.

[@MovieFan1912]

How long does it usually take for the parachute to deploy?

[@maple_syrup_boy_1175]

6.96969 seconds

[@cardboardpackage]

@@maple_syrup_boy_1175 fr

[@mandarbamane4268]

@@maple_syrup_boy_1175 nice

[@BananenBoerBob]

I would assume it is tied to airspeed/momentum but I don't actually know. If it would deploy while the seat is still going up it would fold in on itself and if you eject out of a jet flying upwards a simple timer wouldn't do. Same with going downward, you'd hit the ground before the chute deployed so I guess whenever it senses you are going down it deploys? That'd mean the answer to your question is, it depends

[@DefinitelyNotAnOsprey]

Not too long, but you also don't fall very fast in comparison to how much time you have to pull your chute. The real trick is pulling it at the right time so you don't have to circle your LZ.

[@ChooseYourYTHandle]

That’s one happy birthday…

[@collinmurphy107]

The amount of gs a fighter pilot experiences when ejecting from the jet is so powerful it can compress their spine. There is a navy pilot who landed incorrectly on an aircraft carrier and had to eject and his spine compressed so much that when he went for his next medical check he was 2 inches shorter.

[@destrynz]

Finally I now know what it feels like to get ejected from a jet.

[@ChillandVersatile]

The biggest fear I have about ejecting your seat is....if another plane happens to be around and you get caught in the propeller....

[@anamoose461]

The ejection handle that civilian pulled was placed between his legs. He was just trying to hold on to something. Also if he wants one. The manufacturer of that particular ejector seat gives out free neckties to anyone who successfully ejects

[@valx7586]

This video definitely made feel what it's like to eject out of a jet plane, as such my legs are broken 10/10

[@timelessfriends6404]

That man definitely only went onto that jet to eject from the plane, who wouldn’t want that?

[@Mercury_cougar_lover223]

If you eject at 700 mph you are going to die anyway, might as well stay in the cockpit, only two lucky people have ever survived that ejection speed, and that was an absolute miracle.

[@KevinBrevin]

I just had a unf-it short before this and they turned a plastic bottle into a metal cup. The ironic thing is they made carbon waste to create that cup and more then the plastic bottle ever made except for the ocean trash bottles create

[@trip738]

Take ejecting out of a jet off my bucket list: noted.

[@georgedog326]

65,000ft? That's twice the height airliners fly at. Cruising altitude for a fighter jet is usually 6,000 - 15,000 ft

[@hueyrosayaga]

Fighters can fly very high, they just don’t do it a lot.

[@MrDeanguy]

@@hueyrosayaga Depends on the plane, like the hornet can barely get to 50k

[@Cardeamuzic]

Most pilots who are ejected out their jets, are usually injured to point they can never fly again.

[@panther201787]

65,000 ft is the service ceiling for most fighters and if you do get that high you're going to be burning so much fuel just to stay flying you're not going to be up that high for very long. And if you have to punch out at 65,000 ft, I wouldn't count on surviving......

[@mikmaqjij81]

Not to mention that it's a career killer, due to the G force's on the body, there spine is fragile and more then likely to break there back if they was to eject again. So they are forced to resign.

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

It usually compressed the disks in your back and disqualifies them from ever flying again

[@davekirkpatrick5724]

I’ll try to keep all of that in mind next time I’m in a dogfight in a jet fighter. Thanks.

[@OhighOSkater]

When he said “this is what it feels like” I felt that

[@kayceegreer4418]

If I had to use an ejector seat it would elicit a very strong and loud woohoo from me.

[@Walter_E_Kurtz]

It's more common to have minor injury's and return to flying immediately after ejection than people may think. In the past ejecting was a different situation than it is currently, this is the info on the Aces 2 ejection seat, and they now are using the Aces 3 which is newer and uses a computer to analyze wind speed,angle, altitude, the weight of the pilot and other useful information to adjust for the amount of force.- ACES II seat ejection injury rate is one of the lowest in the world as proven in over 600 live ejections. Back injury rates occur in only 1% of ACES ejections compared to 20% to 40% in most other ejection seats.

[@ShoutingHarp]

It can medically ban them from flying from the g-force

[@eazyplayz3510]

Wow what an interesting way to end it

[@straightorade4918]

Ah shoot I thought he was going to use my haptic mods for my phone to show me

[@MKNick10]

Some ejections can literally break the spine! Although it isn't common, fortunately

[@BOBMARLEYY007]

Abhinandan will never forget this.

[@ezramantini8078]

That’s a birthday he’ll never forget

[@TheArchighves]

I think goose knows how it feels to eject….

[@MNot00]

I bet the ejection didn't really help with the panic attack lol

[@braydenj03]

It's also pretty common for spinal fractures.

[@Recordorama]

That is one VERY expensive accident, hopefully that "work sponsored birthday flight" covered that panic attack

[@Auss10n]

I remember watching a video about this. Even said they can be like an inch shorter after from the forces on the spine. Pretty crazy.

[@socoffingsource9081]

About that French guy, he the aircraft was pulling negative g's so he was lifted out of his seat because the belts weren't tight enough, so he pulled on the handle between his legs which ejected him from the aircraft, the pilot was able to land the aircraft.

[@Cavemanner]

Why would EVER have the ejection system set to pilot mode during a demo flight? That's just asking for trouble! Glad all were ok.

[@emperorpawpateen.9992]

The old guy experienced premature ejectulation.

[@dustcat420]

💀

[@hkchronos]

Is that how Stan lee died?

[@R_AATH_]

*YES* now there will be no marvel. But I'm sure else writes the comics

[@SuperLockguy]

Imagine flying a jet knowing that you have the possibility of panic attacks

[@SESKE_5]

They don’t think about it

[@SuperLockguy]

@@SESKE_5 I suppose it's possible to have your very first panic attack when you're almost 70 years old.....

[@goobytron2888]

I think that speed and altitude might be outside of the safe ejection envelope. Probably more than minor to moderate injuries.

[@aneilaseyiekeretsu]

Ok so that old French guy thought ejecting from a fighter jet was the remedy to his panic attack.. 😂

[@bavidlynx3409]

French old man - “panik” Presses eject French old man - “panik more”

[@LordBloodraven]

Civilian panicked and ejected himself from a multimillion dollar fighter jet... you know they're gonna bill him for that.

[@bossilays_i]

KSP pilot : 750 mph? What a snail speed

[@lovefulfilsthelaw9013]

Trust in The Lord God Almighty for He is good and His mecry endoreth for all genarations be blessed forever in the name Jesus amen.

[@yashesh7264]

Accidentally ejected really that's million dollar plane.

[@thefox1348]

Me when he says he's 64 yrs old "don't say it don't say it HE HAS A STACK OF YEARS"

[@rivulet5417]

I can already hear his bank account crying as his bank account BLEEDS from the medical debt, damages fines and getting fired

[@jettsetgirl]

As a flight attendant 😂 I have wanted to eject a few times 🤦🏻‍♀️ specifically on any flight from New York to Florida 😂

[@DreadEnder]

I’ve never been ejected only rejected

[@Sup_8]

After 2 years has this changed? 😂

[@Alice-ui9oy]

Where did the 60000 feet number come from? When has anyone ever actually ejected at that height?

[@jimandrews4261]

I think max height for fighter jets is 50000 ft

[@odinharou7112]

@Zed2205 Didn't have ejection seats

[@kane3282]

Is it just me that finds that hilarious 😂🤣😆😅

[@thealpha1728]

WHEN I STARTED WATCHING THIS A HELICOPTER WAS FLYING ABOVE ME. Like no cap

[@TheMono25]

Well my dad was in the RAF and he told me that pilots are only allowed to eject a few times before before they cannot do it again it compresses your spine

[@Ign0234]

He called it a panic attack nah my man just had ptsd and did what all french soldiers do and surrendered

[@vayomaerospace3962]

Him - Only gets minor injuries Also Him - Only gets Some *ribs* and *Bones* broken.

[@jhittery6194]

Levi: I ain't short Me: I am taking to a wall

[@jeffgregor3951]

My father ejected out of his F86 Sabre during the Korean War. Spent 12 hrs behind enemy lines.

[@wonderfrog25]

Form what my mother has said when she was a hydraulic mechanic on F-18s on aircraft carriers is that one man had to eject form his jet and was 3 inches shorter because of it.

[@demonman1234]

65,000 ft? You'd pass out at 10,000ft without oxygen, the ceiling for an f-16 is only 50,000ft I think he meant 6,500 ft though, more of a normal range. Also, about the 65 year old, the story was he was in the backseat of I think f-16 or f-18 I don't remember, and they were doing a high-g maneuver. The guy was beginning to come out of his seat a little, so he grabbed onto the ejection handle by accident out of reaction. The front canopy was blown off, but only the back seat ejected and the plane landed safely. The guy is ok btw.

[@swety2962]

It was the backswar of a Rafale. The French Air force don't operate F-18's nor F-16's

[@MrDeanguy]

Yeah fs, but 10,000 ft is still breathable air, I have been at 17,000ft no problem. I live a 9,000ft in alt.

[@fancypotato5016]

It’s always like the French to leave when stuff gets tough.

[@dumbentertainment1]

The pilot actually ejected too cause he thought something was wrong. The plane landed itself

[@Tyrant-v1x]

Pilot ejecting and spinning in the air be like:you spin me right round baby right round

[@minimanadam]

This is why you don't put a bommer in something that causes sonic booms

[@thebeeing9076]

This is what it feels like to chew 5 gum

[@sw1rly727]

Now we need one on what happens when you eject from a helecopter

[@drydryguy8320]

The word ejected is a refrance to the among us sussy game

[@wealllikeitsomilkit4301]

He went from near Retirement to In Debt

[@neongenesisbro]

My Grandpa was a pilot. His co-pilot lost his head from the ejection of their jet.

[@prometheus8010]

It amazes me that with all the advanced technology we still rely on parachutes

[@MrDeanguy]

Got a better idea? believe it or not they are still relatively new, they have become common in the last 100 years

[@Pau_Pau9]

Must be very terrifying to be rocketed out of a jet with immense view of earth in front of you with the shocking blast of cold air hitting all at once.. I will not blame the pilot if he destroys the underwear in the process.

[@williamlewis4680]

My father was a WWII, Korea, & Vietnam War Veteran, as was my Father--in-law. Their children where "Dependents" not Navy Brats. Same as my children during my 30 year career as a Navy Combat Photographer which included Vietnam.. Only an ignorant fool would refer to military children as brats. They are more well rounded, adaptable and make friends more easily than any civilian child.. I know , I was one.

[@stephenstonge7968]

If the seat spins like that before the parachute deploys, l can only imagine that poor old guy became a morbid sprinkler.

[@akshobramkumar5993]

Wish that was there in commercial planes 🤣🤣

[@dumbojumbo6498]

If this is what if feels like I’d hate to be a Star Wars Tie-fighter

[@IzziedeD]

Narrator: This is what it feels like to be ejected from a jet! Me: Being ejected from a jet feels a lot like watching a video on my phone

[@ay9748]

I know that feel bro Cheats containing the Triangle button does not comply with vehicles...

[@boobooclap1223]

glad reference?

[@chazpk]

"Minor Injuries Such As Bruises And *Broken Ribs*" - The Infographics Show

[@DragonsNational]

Nice video!

[@thegoodlife7337]

Imagine recruiting a fertilized yeast INFECTION to crash your fighter blimp by ejecting...

[@markdennisburon6486]

Your spinal column actually decomposes 2 inches as you eject. That's why pilots can only do it twice. After that they lose their wings

[@7Amps]

65k feet at 700 mph?? Bro WTF are you smoking?? Did you just guess that??

[@InfectroFeather]

Potentially at around 19,811 meters while traveling at 1,126 km/h.

[@luchezarionne2042]

So this is what the amonguses feel.

[@GloomTapes]

I have a good question, what speed and angle is the best to eject at where you would be most likely to not get injuries?

[@broannoying8765]

Didn't that guy suffer a 30 million dollar lawsuit ?

[@JesusPerez-qu2cr]

Also forgot the fact you can break your legs from the force of the ejection seat and also have your spine compressed resulting you returning home shorter than you left

[@grumpsyo7301]

No one is ejecting at 65,000ft or 700mph! Never, not once in the history of aviation has this actually happened. I guess if two Mig 29s on their limits, maybe just maybe this scenario is possible....but I doubt it.

[@MrDeanguy]

ikr maybe the mig 25 or 31 or the sr71, even if one were to eject that high, the plane would have to take the oxygen system with the pilot upon ejection.

[@randomluvsyou3649]

This is what it feels like to be ejected from a jet *bed immediately launches upwards into the ceiling*

[@JeanAlesiagain3]

“...deploy his ejection seat”

[@profdrvinz]

Being ejected from your Crush is worse, change my mind.