Viper16 said:

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contains ejection information that can be later analyzed during crash investigations to understand the dynamics of the ejection as well as loads on the aircrew

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The pilot who ejected himself from the F-35 was discharged from the hospital on Monday afternoon, according to the official.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, had no major injuries and was in stable condition before being discharged, the official said. No civilian injuries have been reported from the incident.

The pilot ejected himself from the aircraft at altitude of approximately 1,000 feet "and one mile north of the Charleston International Airport," according to the official. The pilot then landed safely in a residential backyard.

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CanyonAg77 said:

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Current ejection seats are rated zero/zero. In other words, they are supposed to function even when speed and/or altitude is zero

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aggiehawg said:

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Sorry to keep bothering you but just saw this.

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The pilot who ejected himself from the F-35 was discharged from the hospital on Monday afternoon, according to the official.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, had no major injuries and was in stable condition before being discharged, the official said. No civilian injuries have been reported from the incident.

The pilot ejected himself from the aircraft at altitude of approximately 1,000 feet "and one mile north of the Charleston International Airport," according to the official. The pilot then landed safely in a residential backyard.

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Isn't that pretty low to get the chute opened in time to slow descent into the ground?

Also, if the craft was at 1,000 feet wouldn't it have continued at that altitude until the crash for another 60-80 miles?

ETA: Sorry, forgot the link LINK

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Viper16 said:

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Well, the story is getting more bizarre than I could have imagined…sorry folks, I'm gonna leave it at that.
My apologies. No more speculation by me.

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Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:

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Viper16 said:

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Well, the story is getting more bizarre than I could have imagined…sorry folks, I'm gonna leave it at that.
My apologies. No more speculation by me.

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Come on, you can't do that to us. You are like the expert we had here when the tin can went to the titanic.

But seriously, thanks for the previous input, going to read about the supersonic ejection story.

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aggiehawg said:

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Sorry to keep bothering you but just saw this.

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The pilot who ejected himself from the F-35 was discharged from the hospital on Monday afternoon, according to the official.

The pilot, whose name has not been released, had no major injuries and was in stable condition before being discharged, the official said. No civilian injuries have been reported from the incident.

The pilot ejected himself from the aircraft at altitude of approximately 1,000 feet "and one mile north of the Charleston International Airport," according to the official. The pilot then landed safely in a residential backyard.

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Isn't that pretty low to get the chute opened in time to slow descent into the ground?

Also, if the craft was at 1,000 feet wouldn't it have continued at that altitude until the crash for another 60-80 miles?

ETA: Sorry, forgot the link LINK

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K_P said:

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxZOjgPtZLD

I guess you can't embed reels?

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K_P said:

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxZOjgPtZLD

I guess you can't embed reels?

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rebag00 said:

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Pilot is reported as being 48 yrs old. So, a very experienced pilot (though not necessarily in the F-35). And also, it's one of just a very small handful of guys that old still qualified to fly in the Marines. Glad he's ok!

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CanyonAg77 said:

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Current ejection seats are rated zero/zero. In other words, they are supposed to function even when speed and/or altitude is zero

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rebag00 said:

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Pilot is reported as being 48 yrs old. So, a very experienced pilot (though not necessarily in the F-35). And also, it's one of just a very small handful of guys that old still qualified to fly in the Marines. Glad he's ok!

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Loyalty said:

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In all the news reports viewing the impact area I couldn't help but feel it looked staged. No signs of debris, just a charred area in the woods. Show some evidence of a burnt up engine or a piece of debris.

Until they show proof (which they wont) then the "crash area" is staged IMO.

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plain_o_llama said:

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CanyonAg77 said:

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Current ejection seats are rated zero/zero. In other words, they are supposed to function even when speed and/or altitude is zero

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Here is a fairly recent example of a zero/zero punch out in Ft Worth.

language NSFW

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Ag with kids said:

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rebag00 said:

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Pilot is reported as being 48 yrs old. So, a very experienced pilot (though not necessarily in the F-35). And also, it's one of just a very small handful of guys that old still qualified to fly in the Marines. Glad he's ok!

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That's got to be an O-5 or O-6, right?

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GAC06 said:

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Ag with kids said:

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rebag00 said:

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Pilot is reported as being 48 yrs old. So, a very experienced pilot (though not necessarily in the F-35). And also, it's one of just a very small handful of guys that old still qualified to fly in the Marines. Glad he's ok!

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That's got to be an O-5 or O-6, right?

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O-6

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Loyalty said:

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In all the news reports viewing the impact area I couldn't help but feel it looked staged. No signs of debris, just a charred area in the woods. Show some evidence of a burnt up engine or a piece of debris.

Until they show proof (which they wont) then the "crash area" is staged IMO.

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LMCane said:

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why wouldn't the pilot have known how much fuel was in the aircraft at the time of the ejection?

or the USMC knowing when they filled up the F-35 that morning with fuel- and then just calculate how many minutes it had been airborne before ejection to determine flight radius of fuel?

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