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dbcurtis 2 hours ago

Do we know if the pilots are OK? Yes, ejection can save your life, but even in a best-case scenario the forces on the human body are incredibly ugly. I know a former combat-rated RAF pilot that had to eject from a Harrier because of a low-altitude bird strike. After 6 months in the infirmary, he emerged 2cm shorter, combat rating gone forever.

jcgrillo an hour ago | parent [-]

Arms and legs can take a serious beating too. Airplane cockpits are pretty tight spaces, and to be explosively shot out of one with little notice is.. yikes.

dboreham 22 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Ejection is often a career-ending event, unfortunately. Better than dying though.

stingraycharles a minute ago | parent [-]

How so, because of the damage to the body?

userbinator an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The pilots themselves initiated their ejections.