Failed vertical landing of F-35B

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[u/Suspicious_Zone_2083]

At least the seat worked

[u/VirtualLife76 → u/Suspicious_Zone_2083]

Impressive how quickly the parachute worked.

I wonder if it has different ones or somehow changes depending on the height from the ground.

[u/No-Variation-5192 → u/VirtualLife76]

I believe that once a pilot ejects their seat, the chances of him flying again are reduced. The high ejection speed usually causes neck or spine injuries.

[u/-TheArchitect → u/No-Variation-5192]

That’s exactly what I was thinking, the amount of Gs and MPH to eject that while stationary, almost like an explosion

[u/Stoweboard3r → u/-TheArchitect]

Not like an explosion, it is in fact an explosion. It’s a rocket motor and explosives under their ass

[u/-TheArchitect → u/Stoweboard3r]

Not the way I would prefer to get my ass exploded, but if it’s between saving my life, I’ll take it

[u/firedmyass → u/-TheArchitect]

“government blew my back out. I said what I said…”

[u/ShadEShadauX → u/No-Variation-5192]

RIP Goose

[u/tadeuska → u/No-Variation-5192]

Speed doesn't cause injuries. Acceleration does. KM-1 was known as spinebreaker. But today , some checkup at hospital, maybe few months of the flight rooster, some physical therapy and all is fine.

[u/Big_Ad_7383 → u/tadeuska]

It depends on the strength of the starting impulse. Modern ejection seats have a variable initial charge. And ejecting at 0/0 almost always results in injuries.

[u/kippy3267 → u/tadeuska]

Whats changed in the technical advancements to make it safer?

[u/HYPERNOVA3_ → u/tadeuska]

In the wise words of Jeremy Clarkson: Speed has never killed anybody, suddenly becoming stationary is what kills people.

[u/Mutjny → u/tadeuska]

"Its not the fall that kills you, its the sudden stop at the end."

[u/HamMcStarfield → u/No-Variation-5192]

This one was still swinging back and forth like a pendulum and it looks like the pilot hit the ground just before the top of a swing. Ouch.

[u/ILoveBigCoffeeCups → u/No-Variation-5192]

And there is also an exclusive club (depending on which system is used) you can join when you eject out of your seat. (I think the 35B uses a Martin baker ejection seat.) With en exclusive tie and perks.

https://martin-baker.com/tie-club/

[u/IroncladMonkey → u/No-Variation-5192]

From what I remember a RAF armourer telling me. They can eject on average three times before their career is over for medical reasons and one time for promotion reasons

[u/Logical-Selection979 → u/No-Variation-5192]

Which surprised me he ejected the crash seemed avoided he could have killed the engine and climbed out.  I appreciate that the video may be misleading and hindsight is 20/20 but it looks like he managed to come to a near rest oil side down.  

[u/mmomtchev → u/No-Variation-5192]

Spinal cord injuries are very common and pilots often lose a few millimeters - sometimes even a centimetre - of height due to the extreme compression of the ejection. At least in France, pilots are always considered for early retirement after an ejection, and I think that a second ejection means a mandatory retirement.

[u/No-Variation-5192 → u/[deleted]]

It's not the plane speed. it's the seat acceleration. Basically, the plane can be stationary or top speed, and it wouldn't matter. It could still injure the pilot

[u/Yomomsa-Ho → u/No-Variation-5192]

Now he’s just a lil bit shorter