This is What Ejecting Out of a 600 MPH Jet Looks Like
- Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:24pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Ever wonder what it looks like when a pilot ejects from a jet going 600 mph? You’re right, I never did either. But when I saw the headline for this video, I had to click — and I’m glad I did.
The video was made by BAE Systems, which developed the eject mechanism to be used in the new F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet. It shows a mock cockpit traveling down a track at 600 mph and a “pilot” shooting through the top. You’ll probably watch it a couple times:
The Daily Mail published some pictures showing what the test looked like from the side:
The F-35 is currently under development and would be the next state-of-the-art fighter in the U.S. fleet. One version can even “hover”:
You can read more about the plane from its developer, Lockheed Martin, here.
(H/T: Buzzfeed)
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Comments (47)
rappini
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:40amMeister41, thank you for your service and I envy you being a Jet driver.
Report Post »mrfitman
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:28amAfter ignition…LOOK how a BIRD(on the sledd’s right) was keeping with the rocket, then got FRIED!!
Report Post »Liberal trying to keep with the PURENESS of OUR Tea Party!! :)
Slowman101
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 1:06amAwesome video.
Report Post »Fastflyer111
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 10:50pmDon’t need to imagine. Ejected from an F-4 and an F-111. It hurts, a lot.
Report Post »AzSage
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:28pmComming to a Six Flags near you!! I’m already in line.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:55pmIt was Jimmy Carter (our second worst president) that canceled the B-1 Bomber project.Reagan revived it.
Report Post »Geloh
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:44pmWOW, here’s hoping Harper gets back in as PM ,he has ordered 65 of these babies!!!
Report Post »millefiore
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:24pmBrave men and women and how about the 7 DUDETTE’s flying in Afghanistan missions.
Report Post »Ladies we’ve come a long ways. America & their military are number 1 and we need to keep it that way.
mrsmileyface
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:18pm@Meister41 Thank you for the info. I love aircraft technology.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:10pmIn “Top Gun” they were in a flat spin so there would be no slip stream for the canopy to get caught in.It would be possible then to hit the canopy during ejection.
Report Post »DocH
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:54pmObama will wreck our military just like Clinton did. We haven’t had a major weapons change since Reagan. The F-22….there is only about 120 of them. The F-35 is not out yet and NATO gets many of them. We have a police force military and cannot fight a world war. The Commies know this and are racing to overtake us.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:45pmBoeing, Boeing.
Report Post »ourrightsourfreedom
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:31pmWith all these things happening around the world. I believe that our country, United States of America should keep it’s military strong. Our leaders needs to keep funding our military in order for us to stay on the top.
Report Post »TheodoreRoosevelt
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:15pmthe beggining of the end.
Report Post »meister41
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:07pmWhen is the time right to go after these“ Domestic Ememies ”that want to take over this country? Wake-up Veterans! Do you remember the oath we all had to swear to while serving this once great nation? We are being over run by Commies and Socialists and I feel sorry for the men and women who are now serving this nation on active duty with Obama at the helm. God help us all !!!!!!!!!
Report Post »stix_n_stones
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:26pmthats cool by any means.
Report Post »Danola
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:09pmBefore you keep thinking that the U.S. Military is the most advanced and we, at this time, have nothing to worry about, do a search on this; SU-30- Vectored Russia has a plane that can out maneuver ours and they will probably be selling them to China soon.
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:20amSad but true.
Report Post »avi8tor
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:55pmWhat a sweet piece of hardware, I believe we are still due to get some of these birds stationed out here in N.C. I always enjoy the almost daily airshow our guys and gals put on as they prepair
Report Post »for deployment. And I thank these folks for their service!
bikerr
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:10pmI to am thankful for their decision to serve.
Report Post »millefiore
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:27pmCherry Point, Camp Lejeune, Seymour Johnson, Pope/Bragg. The sound of Freedom.
They lost two F-18 Hornets & their brave pilots over a tomato field in California yesterday.
Brave young men and women.
Report Post »jim1flyer
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:51pmOur problem is will anyone step up to the plate that can turn this country around? The pool of “conservatives” considering presidential runs are no Ronald Reagans and we need someone with that type of leadership and backbone to straighten out the giant mess Obama is creating. Any takers?
Report Post »ClockKing
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:50pmOne of the best Nova (PBS) episodes ever was about the development of the F-35. Impressive how all the engineering came together. And the military tried to do its job, but I think politics gets caught up in everything.
Report Post »GSP Guy
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:42pmFolks,
Report Post »One of the problems with this country is that we have forgoten how awesome we are. Just think about those planes-even an f-16 (never mind the new stuff) is about equivalent of a squadron of b-17s of old. We are awesome. Obamma sucks. Dont doubt me.
Jim
proantisocialist
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:39pmnow thats a amusement park ride i could get into…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:11pmYes .. me too! I feel the NEED FOR SPEED!
Report Post »JSHarvey
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 10:43pmOnly if Obama goes first. Minus the chute.
Report Post »WVBeagleMom
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:35pmMy sinus hurt just thinking about it
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:30pmTalk about leaving in a hurry…think of the sales for guys who have angry wives…argument starts and he just pulls the cord and away he goes…
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:47pm@ Snow–Or get one for the passengers!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:57pm@BikerR:
Good idea.
How about we market them for board meetings with hostile or inept bosses…new meaning to the phrase of “Your Fired!!!”
Or even, “Honey, my mother is coming over to.(whoosh, gone with the seat)…”
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:14pmI say we get one for Reid, Pelosi, Obama & a few others.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:04pm@ Snow–I hope and pray that the election of 2012 has an ejection seat reaction to the people in office who don’t have a clue about running a great nation such as this.I hope the day after they are saying What the H%ll happened!
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:29pmIsnt that how “Goose” died on Top Gun?
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:43pmWe are still keeping at #1 in protecting ourselves. I am worried that The current president won’t let our military keep us free.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:51pm@BikerR
The main thing of concern with the military I am worried about is him just abandoning them over in the middle east. He needs a reason to break the military, as they are the last bastion of hope that he does not fully control; a worse case scenario I can envision would be the collapse of nations about the area of Iraq, and the troops need to do a ‘miracle of Dunkirk” situation, perhaps even against direct orders of the POTUS, and there would be his excuse to deal with them.
The resulting chaos here at home would also create even more of the up-down-inside out pressures he and his cronies are looking for as well; the excuse or situation they need to crack down across the board.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:10pmI just saw how Russia and Iran and Saudi Arabia are joining together .. anyone else worried about us not having our own “ride” to the “International” Space Station that we substantially paid to build and them possibly weaponizing it?
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:31pm@smiley – yes, but Goose did hit the canopy
Report Post »meister41
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:49pmThe way Goose met his maker was Pure Hollywood! I was a Jet Mech on the F-14 Tomcat and I can tell you for a fact that when you eject from a fast moving jet the conopy blows off and is long gone in the airstream before either seat leaves the jet. The rear seat goes first(which the movie got right) followed by the pilot. If the pilot went first the rocket on his seat would cook the RIO sitting behind him! Meister VF-41 the Black Aces Now VFA-41 USN (Ret.) Now flying F-18 Honets
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:18pm@CatB
Informed the Blaze staff of this happening awhile back; the communist party of Iraq is also on the move in Baghdad and the political machinery to position themselves for a move when the Americans leave – if we ever do so. Note, they may not take control in the next Iraqi elections, they can gain a good deal of postion.
Report Post »AwwwYeah
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:03pmBut, Goose and Maverick were in a flat spin at the time they ejected. Maybe they were facing the wrong way when the canopy blasted off. I’m not a pilot or a mechanic, but I do watch a lot of movies with plots that require the suspension of all logic and reason. Just sayin…
Report Post »fritz982
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:29pmdealing with “goose” in top gun, the portrayal there and something that quite often happens is that the planes canopy to not properly separate from aircraft before the ejection seat slammed into it. That definitely was a mild portrayal, I’ve seen circumstances where canopies never separate from the aircraft then the pilot and the ejection seat are pitch completely through! not every ejection works the way it should.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 12:00amDid you see the bird try to out run that thing???
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 2:13amSSSSssssMMMMmmmmmOOOOOoooooKKKKKKkkkkkIIIIIIiiiiiNNNNNNnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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