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Understanding fuel tanks/pumps of Fighter jet
Most tactical fighter aircraft have negative and zero G time limits (on the order of approximately 10-30 seconds) reduce the risk of fuel starvation and ensure proper circulation of oil. For this ...
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Can someone/something other than the pilot trigger the ejection seat?
Let's say there was a two-person jet (take the F-15 for example) that was involved in some sort of accident in the air that incapacitated the pilot (unconscious but still alive) and left the aircraft ...
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Can someone/something other than the pilot trigger the ejection seat?
My dad was a 30 year USAF officer. Spent 15 of them in Phantoms. There was an accident at Homestead AFB in the late 70’s where the ship had taxied out and taken the active runway and started lowering ...
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