This Pilot was Blasted From His Cockpit Window at 17,000 Feet 🚀 Air Disasters | Smithsonian Channel

On June 10, 1990, the pilot of BA 5390, Tim Lancaster, was blasted halfway out of his cockpit window and subjected to a two-pronged assault: the physical violence of that traumatic motion, and the extreme cold and lack of oxygen he endured at 17,000 feet.
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[@W1n5treak]

You forgot to include that the first officer was holding on to him. That saved his life. And it was lucky that the first officer was strapped into his seatbelt, unlike Tim Lancaster

[@willowtree6487]

It said there was a crew member, Nigel, holding on to him? The first officer was flying the plane. Also, the pilot did have his seatbelt on, he had only loosened it, and both pilots had taken off their shoulder straps.

[@SGTDuckButter]

Gosh, he’s got nine lives, I’d feel safe with him.

[@Plasgo22]

Some investigators thought it might be a blowout due to bird strike but it’s the engineer’s fault he installed narrow bolts in the captain’s and wind shield The pressure in the air was looking for weakness and it sounded so that’s why the windshield blow out

[@sammy3392]

Dam that’s scary

[@tomislavdenic78]

Wow it must got an nightmare when the pilot sucked out😮😢

[@tenchskate6066]

Where did the window parts go? Did they just fall to the ground? Poor pilot

[@FutureRailProductions]

They did. They were found in a field with all the wrong sized screws.

[@Dolorous_Edd_]

Where else would they have gone?

[@Rmm1722]

wow

[@somecooldudewhowantstogetajob]

that co-pilot had to for real hold the pilots legd

[@zivapasha21]

Before First Officer Xu Ruichen in Sichuan 8633 blow out but first Capt. Tim Lancaster in British Airways 5390

[@tpr1808]

After all that he flew again 👀

[@wkyz5977]

Hi

[@thewesternway]

I know I got it wrong but the captain actually survived or passed out? I don't know To be honest!

[@1LEgGOdt]

Basically he survived due to a few factors… 1: the Near freezing temperature outside the plane. The human body has some rather amazing survival mechanisms and tricks that only kick in at the moment of need. And in this case his body being exposed to the sudden near freezing temperatures resulted in it pulling blood from his extremities(arms, legs) to keep the core vital organs like the heart, lungs, and brain warm and supplied with all of the Oxygen that was still in his blood. There’s another case where a US Fighter pilot survived his Rollercoaster ride inside of a Thunderstorm after Ejecting from his jet while it was still going supersonic. 2: the shear determination of the men who held onto him as well as the luck that his legs got caught by the frame of the window.

[@thewesternway]

@1LEgGOdt Thanks! I Appreciate it now!

[@jess6119]

​@Aguiar Ed also his feet were hooked onto the steering wheel

[@TheSaneHatter]

Never mind the obvious need to keep your seatbelt on, but this incident clearly shows why military pilots wear air masks and thermo-regulating clothing (whether that be flight suits or even old-style bomber jackets).

[@Sel676]

And the only reason 😢😮

[@lemmykilmister873]

🤔

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[@teddybear32132]

Day 88 to get pin

[@oscrrrr]

he never checks comments, and barely anyone gets pinned if they beg