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Old 8th Aug 2006, 23:28
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Mycroft
 
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If I remember correctly the JB film Goldeneye uses a helicopter with a rotor-jettison-then-upwards-ejection scenario. I think in practice that the seat would have difficulty clearing the rotor mast (I have also heard of downwards ejecting seats; obviously only active above a certain height)
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