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Fris B. Fairing 20th Nov 2022 21:31

What's it like to eject from an F-111?
 
Forty-four years, almost to the day, after AVM Dave Rogers and AIRCDRE Peter Growder ejected from an RAAF F-111 in New Zealand, they have been reunited in the cockpit of F-111C A8-129 at the Queensland Air Museum to tell their story.

QAM Audio Podcast by Garry Hills


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India Four Two 21st Nov 2022 06:46

Excellent and informative podcast on a fascinating subject.

The USAF training film is worth watching before listening to the interview.


rolling20 21st Nov 2022 09:17

Many moons ago, I sat in the cockpit of an F-111 in its shelter @ Upper Heyford, being briefed by the crew beforehand.
I was most impressed by the WSO arriving at the shelter in his Porsche 924 and the M16 armed guard.
I seem to remember the WSO telling me that the control column worked as a pump if the capsule ditched in water.
I am still not sure if he was 'pulling my leg'!

Haraka 21st Nov 2022 09:58

Rolling 20
No , he was not pulling your leg. The control column worked being pumped one way as a bilge pump to remove water and at 90deg to that action as an air pump to the flotation bag ( We still had a working cockpit mock up at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in the late 60s :))

rolling20 21st Nov 2022 11:35


Originally Posted by Haraka (Post 11334463)
Rolling 20
No , he was not pulling your leg. The control column worked being pumped one way as a bilge pump to remove water and at 90deg to that action as an air pump to the flotation bag ( We still had a working cockpit mock up at the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in the late 60s :))

Thank you Haraka.


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