colyoap Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 Just had a curious thought after not-so-voluntarily having to eject, what happens to the hog after pilot ejection irl? Anything? Nothing? Any systems attempt to take any sort of control or does she just fall from the sky? This is hypothetically assuming all systems are intact. Callsign: "Milkman" I7-8700k@4.8--Corsair H115i pro--EVGA FTW3 1080ti--GB Aorus Z370--256GB M.2 SSD--16GB ram--Win10--1000wGold Rate PSU--CV1 Rift--TIR5--X55 HOTAS--TM pedals--TM MFDs--Custom UFC
Emmy Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 There are stories of planes flying very long distances after the crew bails / ejects. A B-17 basically "landed" in England during WWII after her crew bailed over "Festung Europa" but for the most part, you're looking at imminent scrap... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.476vfightergroup.com/content.php High Quality Aviation Photography For Personal Enjoyment And Editorial Use. www.crosswindimages.com
sideshow Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 I remember seeing a video once of a pilot less harrier. The RAF scrambled tornadoes to shoot it down, but decided not to since it was over open ocean. Couldn't find the video, but found this article. Have no idea if it's from the same incident. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-24/news/mn-4095_1_royal-air-force
Yurgon Posted January 25, 2017 Posted January 25, 2017 No A-10C either, but basically I see no reason the same type of thing shouldn't happen to the hog: 1989 Belgian MiG-23 crash But all things considered, I'm with FlyingPhotog on this one: In most cases gravity will transform an excellent fighting machine into tons of scrap metal real quick. ;) I'm not sure, but I think ejection will also automatically erase the secure cyphers from the secure radio, and maybe do the same to IFF cyphers just so this won't fall into enemy hands. But don't quote me on this, I'm really not sure if either happens automatically.
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