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Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy
perhaps the RAAF didnt trust the F-111 ejection system for 100% ? you know, the whole cockpit is ejected in this plane.
and sure, the fuel should be no proplem at all, as all the flightshows are showing when the F-111 are "burning" their fuel... there is an emergency releaese for fuel.
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When you eject from the F-111 the whole cockpit is rocketed away from the aircraft and comes down with it's parrachute and lands as a unit (it is actually used as a life boat over water). It is designed to save the crew ejecting at very high speed and zero altitude. Because of the envelope that it's designed to work in the process is VERY harsh and almost always causes back injuries to the crew.
I guess that if there is a more controlled way of putting the plane down that the option they'll take.
Cheers!
03-23-2011, 12:34 AM
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