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Old 17th Aug 2012, 08:05
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The Escapac seat fitted to the A-4 was an innovative seat for its time, with a ballistic spreader to speed inflation of the parachute canopy to aid low and slow ejections before the advent of zero/zero seats.

In my time with the USN 78-81, I was unaware of any concern over the seat, although a USMC test pilot who ejected at high speed over the Chesapeake Bay did suffer bad injuries - but survived!
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