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Old 17th March 2026 | 05:02
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Load Toad
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Originally Posted by GlobalNav
Don’t jets tend to have ejection seats to enable successful bailout? The B-52 for example.
Imagine the added weight, cost and complexity, maintenance of ejection seats & such for all crew in a refuelling tanker....seats which would most likely never be used
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