How Does an Airplane Ejection Seat Work?
Did you know that during an ejection, the system immobilizes the pilot's arms and legs to prevent them from being crushed by the airflow?
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Modern people perceive the idea of an ejector as commonplace. Like, yeah, I have a coffee maker and a car – what else? Meanwhile, with its increased speed, the device has become a true masterpiece of engineering.
The ejector was invented in 1928 and patented by Romanian inventor Anastas Dragomir. The seat is launched from an aircraft using compressed air. But at that time, no one was prepared to spend serious money on implementing such an idea. It was only when it became clear that more than 10% of pilots in such situations were killed by the aircraft's tail and about 45% were injured (US Air Force statistics for 1943) that ejection seats began to be taken more seriously.
However, it wasn't the Americans, but the Germans, who were the first to install ejection seats en masse. In 1942, they were installed on the Heinkel He 219 piston-engine night fighter. However, similar devices had already been tested on jet fighters: in 1942, test pilot Helmut Schenk ejected for the first time.
At first, the seat was ejected simply by a propellant charge. Then the pilot unbuckled it, opened the parachute, and landed. The canopy ejected a little earlier. But sometimes, not; this also happened. With obvious consequences.
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