F-16 crashes at US air base in western Germany
2 Sep 22 11:46 AM · 1d ago · 2 articles · 1 post · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a US air base in western Germany. Reports confirm the incident occurred at the air base.
“The seat automatically separates from the pilot under specified conditions, even zero-zero (zero speed, zero altitude) conditions.”
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first by The Guardian, 1d ago · also Financial Times
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- US fighter jet crashes in Germany Financial Times · 1d ago
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They don't land in the seat. The seat drops away. The F-16C/D that the USAF uses mostly has the Collins Aerospace ACES II ejection seat, with the ACES 5 slowly replacing at least some of them. The seat automatically separates from the pilot under specified conditions, even zero-zero (zero speed, zero altitude) conditions. There are videos on…
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