General 64 year old man accidentally ejects himself from fighter jet

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Man who never wanted to ride in fighter jet accidentally ejects himself

Surprise retirement gift from co-workers turns into disastrous chain of errors

CNN.com Wire ServiceApril 13, 2020 at 11:25 a.m.

(CNN) — A man who was terrified by his retirement gift from co-workers — a ride in a fighter jet — grabbed the ejector handle in a panic and was launched through the skies 2,500 feet above the ground, says the official government report on the incident.

Investigators concluded that the error was caused by the passenger’s involuntary reflex, prompted by stress and the jet’s sudden movement.
 
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The unnamed man had never expressed any desire to fly in a fighter jet and had no previous military aviation experience, investigators discovered.

And thanks to a watch he was wearing which could measure his heart rate, investigators noticed that "his heart was in full tachycardia" before the flight, with a recorded heart rate ranging from 136 to 142 beats per minute.
But the man went through with the ride, joining a three-plane training exercise as a passenger. The Rafale B is used by the French air force, and has a maximum speed of nearly 1,400 kilometers per hour (870 miles per hour).

When the jet was 2,500 feet above ground and the pilot began to climb, the passenger panicked and reached for something to hold onto. Unfortunately, that something was the ejector seat button -- and the 64-year-old flew from the fighter jet. To make matters worse, he had not securely attached his helmet, which went flying in midair. Fortunately, the man avoided seriously injury after tumbling to earth in a field near the German border.

Investigators concluded that the error was caused by an involuntary reflex, prompted by stress and the jet's sudden movement. The pilot was not ejected and managed to land the plane safely, despite suffering some minor facial injuries during the ordeal.

The passenger, meanwhile, was taken to a nearby hospital after the flight.
 
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I think in the US, civilian aircraft have the ejection seat disabled.
 
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Siton YerDong2 said:


Stupidest shit of the day
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every day I try to say something dumber than the day before.

However, as a Freedom Chugging American I can in fact own military fighter jets. Because of the 2nd Amendment.

but they have to have the weapon guidance systems and the ejection seat removed.
 
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Brian Ortega's Goon Hand said:
every day I try to say something dumber than the day before.

However, as a Freedom Chugging American I can in fact own military fighter jets. Because of the 2nd Amendment.

but they have to have the weapon guidance systems and the ejection seat removed.
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sparkuri said:
No, not the same thing.
Paul Allen is an American hero, who owned the Seahawks, got the arena for Seattle NHL fast-forwarded(RIP)
And his Mig-29 is parked 3 miles from me.
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He's Jared Leto in American psycho
 
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There are quite a lot of these L-39s out there. Not too expensive to buy.
 
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Judobill said:
At the very least, your Trump money could pay for you to take a nice ride in one.
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Wild @Wild is my new financial advisor (@Splinty 's recommendtion) and with his financial and investing advice I'll be able to turn my Trump Change into an easy mil in 3-5 months
 
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