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Rafale Ride Leads To Inadvertent Ejection By Over-Stressed Passenger

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A ride in a French Air Force Rafale B didn’t go as planned when an over-stressed, back-seat passenger inadvertently ejected from the two-seat fighter, and the aircraft was saved only because of a previously undetected flaw that prevented the pilot’s ejection, a new French military report said. (aviationweek.com) More...

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Paul Miller 1
Took a Full Year for us to learn of this ? But glad the passenger & pilot were OK afterwards.
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JMARTINSON
JMARTINSON 1
More like the French Air Force managed to keep this quiet for an entire year?
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JMARTINSON
JMARTINSON 1
They use Martin-Baker ejection seats, but unfortunately the small print probably won't allow the poor guy out of the Ejection Tie Club. I say let him in!
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