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Old 25th Aug 2016, 13:03
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alexv
 
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Cheap solution to ejection seat problem

Didn't anyone think about sewing a few bars of lead into the ejector seat of underweight pilots ?????

As far as I know these jets are usually flown by the same pilot (that's why they paint the pilot's name under the canopy, so he can find his bird in the parking lot, with all of them being painted the same and not having any distinctive equipment, as in 'mine the one with the white racing stripes and the big spoiler). So, adding a few lead bricks to the seat shouldn't be a problem.

Or else, give them to the pilot to put them in his pockets: they have these cool cargo pants with all those pockets....

I am running off to the patent office to register my idea.
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