Fighter Jet Ejection Seat Slow Mo - Rocket Sled Test At USAF High Speed Test Track
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- An ejection seat is a system used to rescue the pilot of an airplane in an emergency. Usually, the seat is propelled from the plane by explosives or rockets. Once off the plane, the ejection seat's descend is controlled by using a parachute.
Here is a video showing an ejection seat test mission conducted by the USAF. There are very few missions requiring years of planning and preparation, only to be accomplished in less than six seconds. There are even fewer facilities where such a mission can take place. The Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) is a facility that enables test scientists and engineers to meet both of the above criteria. Tests on the track provide data on problems that cannot be solved by other ground test means. The tests are conducted by securing the ejection seat to a rocket-propelled sled and launching the sled to a speed identical to that of which a pilot will encounter in an actual flight.
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It's amazing how calm the crash test dummies stayed during this ejection.
Umm.... yeah sur-
They are professionals.
Haha
very professional indeed
Amazing that you think just any person can do this..
I worked at the Guidance Lab in the 70s and we shot sleds down the track to test missile guidance systems. I loved to watch every sled test I could. It is amazing.
USAFRETCMSGT Seems like you had a great life sir ! All my respect.
Back in the 70's I worked on the Alpha jet ejection seat test sled design for Stencel Aero. I think the tests were done at China Lake.
I'm a technician in Indian AirForce I install these parachutes in ejection seat of fighter aircrafts. And when a parachute installed by me saves the life of someone i feel proud. The Last life line of A fighter pilot.
ESSA(SEW)
abhinandan kesa hai ab :)
Hi, Prime Minister of India here. How are you doing?
@@Gaurav_Mukherjee haha.. lol
@@moonbhai4205 sad to know that ejection didn't work in f16....rip
u lieing mr😂😂😂😂
Can i get this on passenger side in my car.without the parachute
Um, thats not a very nice thing to do to your passengers.
@@tanmaykumar4561 my wife sits in pass3nger seat. Beilive me, you shud have done the same.if someone can give escape velocity to this ejection seat to reach in space, that would be awesome
that would be nice to have when I have to bring the ex-wife somewhere. But my daughter needs a mother.
Wish I had that for my ex
@@kreeperfrm559 EJECTO SEATO CUZZZ XDDDDD
This is actually how my mom would drop me and my brother off at school.
Underrated comment
That’s what I like to call the back to school speedrun
JAviation stfu, weirdo.
@JAviation stupid.kid.
I’m a V-22 Osprey ş
I can't even imagine going that fast on rails, because if you've ever ridden on a train, you know that rails are anything but perfectly smooth.
Then I don't think you've been on French TGV trains, they go faster than 300 km/h (200 mph) and they're smooth as hell
@@Fire27hun they're probably maglev
@@Fire27hun I don't you've never used an express train in Japan or china
I've never been there but I know it
if you skydive from the back of a DC-10 the wind hits you like a freight train.
You realized the people you see in the videos are dummies maneqquin right? They're not real human lol
put that in a theme park.
Most of people who ride this will be dead I damn sure
Lmao
@@vimalsambath319 Its made for you to survive
@@ahpinge2777 then why they don't use real fighter pilots well because you will get severe bone injuries
Headphone Legends • 19 years ago (edited) normal people wouldn't be safe because pilots get alot of trainings for that ejection. Pilots experience a huge gravity force when they eject from fighter jets.
I love the times we live in... I just wondered how a ejecting seat might look like and voila, there is a video about it. Amazing.
Truly pretty amazing to be able to wonder about something like this and then find it within minutes. i had the same thought and now I'm here.
I thought the same
What lives we live
Good times. Worked as a test engineer for McDonnell-Douglas Escape Systems Division in the early 90s. Project was Advanced Recovery Sequencer (ARS)...added a couple more modes to the seat's digital control system for broadening the envelope. Spent a few months at Holloman for 0-0 and sled tests, then went to China Lake for flight tests.
At the beginning you see the air speed sensor probes on either side of the headrest pop out...these were fixed in original versions of the ACES but requirements for larger helmets (thats a long story but you can see current ones at 1:00) and canopy penetration required the sensors to stick out further. We developed that at the same time as the ARS. The test at :45 is a relatively slow speed test because you see the pilot's parachute box deploying first. Test at :53 is higher speed as you see the seat drogue deploying first...slows the seat down before deploying the pilot's chute. Watch some of the scenes closely and you can see the difference between seat drogue deployment first and pilot's chute deploying first. The last sequence shows a separate seat chute deploying as the the pilot separates...this is used only during testing to allow recovery of the seat for analysis.
Thanks for the insight.
I thought you said McDonald's 😂 not mcdonells
tell me about the brake system ?
Thanx
@@user-hq4fq5gl9g brake system for what? The sled? It just coasts
The event sequencing on those things is just amazing.
Me leaving my job on the last day before starting my retirement.
How he felt while flying in air
like an airplane
It was a dummy.
Like broken spine
It was an dummy lol
1983 HS grad from Alamo. I actually shook the hand of Dr Stapp during career day at the Sr HS. He retired as AF Col that was also the engineer and designer of what the world now calls "test dummies". He first tested everything on himself; and was nearly killed doing so. His sled is now at the International Space Hall of Fame against the hill in Alamogordo. Retired Col Kittinger held the longest freefall record (Long Lonely Leap), and Col Stapp (Rocket Sled Test). It was the greatest honor of history I ever felt.
If this was a ride, I would ride it.
seoceancrosser pass out and be exposed to 12-20 gs.
This is only for ejection seat testing right? Not for human training?
your legs would snap instantly
+ferrarikingdom Actually 18gs!!!!!
You dont like your spine i guess
The seat has its own parashoot. That's badass😎
That is only during testing, it is added so the seat can be recovered in one piece and examined. In opperational aircraft the seat goes bye bye.
What’s with the creepy music?
yhea
Really dope tbh sounded like a dark 5 or whatever that channel is
I didn't notice
Almost sounds a bit like slowed down Boards of Canada, like maybe Peacock Tail
it's a life threatening exercise
Ejecto seato, cuz!
maricooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn!!!!
Jose first!
I need this for my car for when my social battery runs out.
It was nice to see some of the initial port or starboard steering that is done so the seats don't collide in a two seat ejection.
David Hoffman the thrust divergent rockets?
my dad when i was born:
dude i read like 50 comments trying to find somebody who already posted this and some how nobody did!
Sorry what does it mean
@@qwe-ju3uv it means you’re autistic
@@s4dg maybe I am. So your dad jumps out from being extremely happy? Man I don't get it
@@qwe-ju3uv imagine having a dad
Okay, so I thought you were some one else and this was on a different video.
Basically the joke is that he gets away as fast as possible
@@s4dgah okay
I would pay the million dollars from my drinks. But I appreciate you as a friend and brother with some hard work and long painful days and nights working around the clock once it’s finished.
Mike Silver was having a pretty bad day!
Lovely rollercoaster 😍
Sure glad that rear seater ejects first or he'd be a crispy critter in the blink of an eye.
What a simple but effective invention.
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I highly admire brave souls
Godspeed 🇺🇸 ✡️🍁
Now put that cool mind calming music in the back ground- that tan tan tan tan.....Tan tan.....tan tan.
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hope both men are alright safety down to the ground...
no no hurt / injury / pain
They were dummies. Test dummies.
Now this is ⭐️ Stark Industries ⭐️
Just imagine, not that long ago, the only way they could test these things is put a PERSON inside and go through the entire procedure!
I don’t think so I think they used dummies
It really annoys me that people think that this is a funny thing to do. A ejection at this speed puts such an unbelievable amount of pressure on the body, that you would rather jump infront of a car than do that!!!
Getting hit by a car is much worse.
No humans were harmed in the making of this video
0:25 Beam me up , Scotty.
A roller coaster with F16s! and ejection seats!
A separate parachute for the seat is only done for test runs in order to save the for later inspection.
I want everyone to know, that my dad my grandpa, are 100% patriotic Americans HEROES! Actively contributing to this program, and our Nation's defense. You can see them in the video. I hope to one day follow in their steps, and take my place in the test cockpit as PROUD US AIR FORCE EJECTION SEAT DUMMY!. HOOORAY!!!!!
Aunt LOIS and Uncle LARD.
I’m curious if the pilots land faster than a typical parachute landing. I understand a standard parachute landing is the equivalent of jumping off a four foot high table.
You leave an aircraft traveling at a horizontal speed. The parachute opens VERY quick because the air is forced into the chute at a sideways angle. After maybe 100 feet of returning the the ground, the sideways speed has bled off and you land the same way as jumping from a tall building. Under ideal conditions, it is just like the 3 meter board into a swimming pool.
@@mofo7689 I was thinking vertical and based on the assumption the chutes spend less time open compared to a typical jump so have less time to slow the decent although the pilots fall from a lower altitude. The question of horizontal speed is interesting too.
I'd love to interview these brave men.
I worked on both F16’s and F111’s. The ejection on an F111 was an ejection capsule, the whole cockpit ejected from the aircraft. Every so often we had a TCTO/preventative maintenance item we did changing out a fire bottle squib in the nose wheel well. The discharge of the rocket motor for the ejection capsule was right in your face. Needless to say it was a little concerning with you face right there. 😮
1:43 you can see parachute colour . It is orange white and green colorblocks .
Hence during clash between india and pakistan, when indian mig21 shot down pak f16 , pilot ejected in Pakistan but seeing this parachute colour which resembles indian flag, pakistani locals have beaten their own pilot to death.
Sad 😢 , atleast Pakistan shpuld have honoured their pilot but they didn't
That is one hell of a ride!
Why is there unsettling ambiance playing. Hm?
That is insanely cool
So that’s what that is. I have a heart attack if I ever had to do that
My uncle Bond also has this in his car so that he can easily drop me off to the school.
Good Vid. To test the ejection seat on hight speed, ....Bravo.
Insane . Cool video 👌🏽
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We got a stage 3 clinger.
Omg that’s insane!!!! How could pilots survive the that? Holy s***
Damned that was a blaster how many grannies wer tha pullin 👍🏻onglabongla
i think most of you dont understand the amount of force the pilot is hit with
Facts. They have about 2 ejections before they experience permanent damage to their spine
see @1:21, I like that way they arrange to launch the seats, if they launch the front pilot first the rear pilot will be burn or he will get a bad hurt .
This is me when I fart
1st dummy dropped his motion sickness bag.
Definitely an E ticket ride. Only us old folks will understand.
All politicians need this as part of their requirements to help jolt their brains into working condition.
Quality content rite here
Lol the creepy music makes it all the better
Amazing
Damn the pilots didnt even blink once
Their body didn't react fast enough for them to blink
Those are test dummies
Why does the frame at 0:42 feel so disturbing with the music ????
***I LOVE AIRCRAFT*** TY !
They need this at Kings Island.
I'd stand in line for 3 hours for this.
And never stand again after your ride .
Stunning job!!!
World will never know how many people died to make this technology possible.
Damn looks like the bumpy ride would be more uncomfortable than the ejection. A rocket traveling on rails. Jeez
Looks comfy
Good tehnology save for pilot ....i like
One of best escape system. Damn.. only for the low level performing.
You know you're fucked when the parachute don't open when you're doing this
What Gs they pulling on that ejection? Damn. Brutal.
12-18 vertically.
Before human trials, what kind of animal do they strap in and do a full test run ?
✈️ Thank You!
Lol it just looks like the dummy said “nah f this”
I am hoping we eventually get to see the tests of the new seats for the Boeing T-X. The ejection seats in the T-38 are quite different in how they operate from how modern ejection seats operate.
There is a video on Boeing's twitter and FB of the 395 KEAS sled test and 0:0 test.
repearing death for how fucken long till the universe spit me out
Martin Baker?
Now they know how Slim Pickings felt.
Yeeyaahoooooo!
man.. why is the audio pixelated
I called that "The ride of your life"
Nice video
Get that ride to Disneyland right now!
and... what happened to the sled?
Am not the only one whos always wanted to do this as a kid, right?
I always wanted to lmao
When you accidently press F in Hydra
What's Up US Marines US Army?
Very Manly & Very Charming
I highly admire brave souls
Godspeed 🇺🇸 ☃️✡️
e.v.a while flying in ksp be like:
My wso: perfectly fine
Me nearly a half second after he punches out: *crunch
Muito bom
This is when i FART!! out loud 💨
Now you know why Navy Pilots use ejecting as the llllllaaaaasssssttttttt resort.
I wonder what causes the initial vertical movement until the seat rocket ignites. Springs?
I was thinking the same. I also think that springs are used because hydraulic system would be clumsy, costly and not as fast as a mechanical system.
An explosive charge like a large shotgun shell pushes the seat up until the rocket motor is ignited with the seat near the top of the rails.
It's all pyrotechnics. The ejection seat is practically a collection of bombs which go off in a controlled fashion. When I worked in the engineering dept, we all had "bombs" in our desk drawers and from time to time management would realize it and they'd purge our desk drawers of the pyrotechnic devices... It's wonder we didn't all blow up.
0:57 I hope that was just a doll and not really Captain Mike Silver. The draught yanked his head rather violently backwards....and I heard ejection seat, even otherwise, does not exactly treat you like royalty. It just does the minimum to save your life.
this is awesome!
What a ride!
what is the speed?
Woooow! One more time!
Goodbye ankles
WOW what a rush 🤠
It creates a lots of pressure on your back bone.. sometimes fracture happens..
With the older seats.