Aircraft Ejection Seat Safety: Survival Rates and Physical Impacts
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Summary
The article discusses ejection seat systems in aircraft, focusing on their safety statistics and physical impacts. It explains that modern ejection systems like ACES II and Martin-Baker have a 90-92% success rate (defined as survival), but most ejections result in injuries including spinal compression and potential limb loss. The article also touches on the question of what happens to the aircraft's autopilot after ejection, suggesting developers might program it to try to save the plane.
Key quotes
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Most ejections result in some injury to the person, as it is a fairly violent activity, with a brief 20g impact when the seat fires.
Almost all ejection occupants will suffer some form of spinal compression, typically they'll lose half an inch of height.
If the person doesn't follow protocol exactly, they may lose an arm on the way out.
As a developer myself, I'd want to build in a way for the plane to try and save itself if possible (to save...
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