Man accidentally ejects from a Fighter Jet

[RG_aming]

the only time a malfunction saved lives

[thomasbell]

I'm an aviation writer and have flown in tactical jets fairly often for a civilian. Every time I've gone up in a jet with ejection seats I've received E&E training that lasted, in some cases, almost a day. And had to do it even if I was familiar with a certain type of seat. This French incident makes me wonder what kind of training this man got.

[lllToxinSFMlll]

The pilot: The fuck just happened? Am i that bad at flying?

[nkronert]

The pilot must have crapped his pants in the knowledge that his malfunctioning ejection seat might decide at any moment to eject after all.

[JonasReichert]

And that’s why you never surprise anyone with a gift. Nothing good comes from that

[UnkleShuff]

Gets the ride of his life, then really gets the ride of his life.

[indoraptor]

Fun fact: in world war 2 there was a tiger 1 that destroyed over 50 soviet tanks in one battle before running out of ammo

[robertodeleon-gonzalez]

Long ago, when the RAF was introducing the Phantom fighter into service, they decided to give a member of their Parliament a ride on one. As part of the needed preparation, he was instructed in the procedure involving the ejection seat. More or less the following conversation took place:

MP: And what happens if the ejection mechanism does not work?
RAF officer: Then, there will be an election in your district.

[opalow_]

From a french perspective this accident as made a lot of noise, the passenger was in fact clear to take of by a doctor the morning before the incident and as been briefed, he as a sudden panic attack and start doing shit (that's the conclusion of the BEA investigation I promise). And to put it in perspective it was during an airshow that why he was allowed to take place in the jet.

[tracynation]

He got everything his friends paid for and more. 💙 T.E.N.

[georgebarclay]

In the last picture of the video a jet with a canopy is landing instead of a missing canopy. Good job!

[jacobninedorf]

Probably shouldn’t insult the Rafale by showing a picture of an L 39.

[runthefight]

When you think you’re the coolest guy at the party and then he shows up

[Hetzerg]

So the before the main pilot ejected, he set his jet into auto-pilot so that the jet can land itself. 👏

[gregfriesen]

Well that answers why i cant get a joy ride on an F-22. Thanks for that

[Shinji.]

Thats actually a good outcome, since if it did not happen and there was a failure that could lead to the destruction of the jet, the pilot wouldn't be able to eject

[mikejacob]

Somewhere there's an ejection seat mechanic making little rocks out of big rocks in a stockade...

[raphael]

Résumé assez correct, quelques précisions : le passager ne voulait pas monter dans l'avion, c'était un ingénieur en pré retraite, cadeau surprise de son bureau au dernier moment !
La visite médicale pré vol du pax l'a limité a 3G max, alors qu'en tirant sur la poignée, il s'en ai pris 4 fois plus !
Le pilote au commande n'a pas été briefé de ce fait.
En diminuant l'incidence après la rotation (avec une forte incidence a cabrer, vol de démo...), le passager s'est senti decoller de son siège, normal, 1 G négatif, il s'est accroché au seul objet facilement accessible, la poignée Martin Barker !
Heureusement, le double système d'éjection n'a pas fonctionné, sinon l'avion seul allait s'ecraser sur la ville du Bourget en bout de piste...!
L'histoire ne dit pas si le passager a eu droit a sa cravate Martin Barker !
Sur le site français du BEA (=ntsb), le rapport est en source ouverte.

[thepurplemaskknows]

His co-workers really got their money’s worth, and the recipient got a really great surprise. 🎉

[pinoyteam]

I'm no pilot, but even if a civilian was allowed onto a fighter jet, there are safety protocols and he would've been strapped into the seat with no where to go. BS on this story.