{"id":3046,"date":"2015-12-22T15:04:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T15:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:59:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:59:41","slug":"the-ejection-seat-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-ejection-seat-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Ejection Seat – How it works"},"content":{"rendered":"

How it works: The Ejection Seat<\/h2>\n
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Ejection Seat F-16 – U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III<\/p><\/div>\n

Fighter pilots can leave their aircraft in case of an emergency. But they only do that if that is the very last possibility. They always try to land. No one wants to pull the ejection seats, especially not at high speed. And here is why:<\/p>\n

My head was swollen to the size of a basketball, my lips were swollen to the size of cucumbers<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This quote is from Captain Brian “Noodle” Udell who ejected from his F-15 at supersonic speed (scroll down to see his video). Wind is very forceful at such high speed.<\/p>\n

Here is how the ejection seat works:<\/p>\n

Part1:<\/p>\n