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Here’s the High Speed Test Track The U.S. Air Force Uses To Perform Simulated Ejections Of Anthropomorphic Test Devices

June 14, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

The 10-mile long Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) is a United States Air Force aerospace ground test facility used to perform a various variety of tests, including simulated ejections. Located at Holloman Air Force Base, […]

A bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler’s escape capsule on this day in 1962

March 21, 2016 David Cenciotti 7

“Yogi” was ejected at 35,000 feet, 870 mph. On Mar. 21, 1962, a 2-year old black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a U.S. Air Force B-58 during tests of the Hustler’s escape capsule. The […]

Cockpit photo exposes North Korean pilot using a ridiculous lace-trimmed ejection seat headrest cover

August 5, 2015 David Cenciotti 24

Is this a standard cockpit adornment? Screenshots from a video aired by the North Korean state television were posted yesterday by Alert5 military aviation site. While cockpit footage from inside a North Korean Su-25 jet […]

Canadian pilots successfully escape turboprop trainer through a “controlled ejection”

February 2, 2014 Winston Smith 8

Two pilots had to abandon a turboprop training aircraft when they determined it would not be safe to attempt a controlled landing. On Jan. 24, the crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force’s CT-156 Harvard […]

Emergency over North Sea: cockpit recording lets you hear aircrew ejecting from an F-4D Phantom jet

December 12, 2012 David Cenciotti 5

The cockpit audio you can find below in the form of video with trancript was recorded in 1975, during a flight that ended with the ejection of a pilot and a WSO (Weapon System Officer) […]