That’s not supposed to happen
That’s not supposed to happen
You don’t tell…
RIP.
“You don’t say” would work better/is a more common phrase, fyi
The front fell off
There are so-called zero-zero seats, that are rated for zero altitude and zero airspeed. I haven’t looked at whether this plane was so equipped.
In any case, any kind of ejection is a serious injury risk at the very least.
I had kind of assumed they were all zero-zero now, especially on something relatively new like the Texan, and especially a trainer.
But what do I know, maybe the research said it wasn’t critical.
Weird to have this happen, that stuff is safety’d seven ways to Sunday, and stays disarmed until ready to go.
Edit: looks like it’s a zero-zero seat (Texan II first flew in 1998).
https://martin-baker.com/ejection-seats/mk16-us16la/
Edit 2: According to my aircraft anorak, these seats are deactivated until the plane is in the air using a Weight-off-Wheels switch.
The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat plane used for training. No other injuries were announced.
So was he killed during or landing on the ground?
Maybe the glass didn’t come off and he got squished
Or maybe he was bending over at a weird angle and it got his spine
Could be, he was too far forward and it shot his pelvis out of the cockpit like it was putting the pinball into play
