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Originally Posted by James Brown
The fricken AWESOME Martin-baker ejection seat is a zero-zero seat meaning zero altitude/zero airspeed capable safe envelope ejection seat. also it has a gyro stabilized system that self rights from unusual attitudes at or near ground level. 2M worth of safety! Ask any pilot!!!!
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Back in the bad old days, the Russians sold a lot of cheaper ejector seats on the strength of this photo
MIG-29 that lost a motor during the same type of pass at the 1989 Paris air show. (Chance photo by a spectator that heard the crowd noise and pressed the shutter by reflex). If you look, you can see the seat against the roof...