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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
How exactly would one eject in the Osprey anyway? Up? Ummm, that's great if you're in cruise, but would be pretty messy if you're in takeoff/landing/hover mode with them big ol' blenders whirling around above you.
I suppose you could eject downward (I believe some of the 60s-era fighters did this) but the human body can take a helluva lot more force transversely than longitudinally, and much more positive Gs (getting shot upwards) than negative (getting shot downwards).
So I think it was a matter of simple practicality. But I still am not a real fan of that program or aircraft. I'd probably fly one, but I don't know if I'd ever feel completely comfortable in it. The "blood price" of the Osprey has been way too high (as has the dollar cost).
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some helicopters have ejection seats, explosive bolts blow off the rotorblades a fraction of a second before the canopy and seats eject.. although i guess it might be an additional complexity, to not have those explosive bolts fire when eject from an Osprey when in horizontal mode, so the props don't cut through the fuselage
