Friday, April 8, 2011

Strapped in for ejection seat test – at 600 mph
[ Fri, 8 Apr 2011 20:11:04 GMT ]

BAE Systems' F-35 combat jet ejection seat tested on a 600-mph rocket car in early April. Each second, instruments recorded 900,000 different measurements, and the seat passed its test with flying colors.BAE Systems tested a new ejection seat that will be deployed on over 3,000 F-35 Lightning II combat jets around the world, using a 600-mph rocket car, a battery of sensors and one lucky mannequin. They captured it on video — but don't blink or you'll miss it.


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