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Old 17th May 2020, 23:39
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tartare
 
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Originally Posted by evansb
Ejection seats are propelled by small rockets. What did you think? Rubber bands?
Yes - I do know that
Have a look at multiple ejection videos on the web.
Flames, yes.
A bit of white smoke, occasionally.
First time I've seen that degree of brown/black smoke.
And there's more from one seat than the other.
The Tutor is a 1960s era aircraft - does it still use the Weber seats?
Perhaps just a different type of propellant...
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