Patrouille de France Mishap

[Tashengurt]

It might be worth bearing in mind that on some fast jet types fitted with "zero/zero" ejection seats the SOP certainly used to be to eject in the event of a runway excursion being imminent..

Wasn't that largely due to the risk of the nosewheel gear collapsing and the shock of that either partially firing the seat or damaging too badly to make any intentional ejection successful?

[Life of Leisure]

According to La Depeche du Midi (Toulouse paper) There were flames when the gear was lowered and brakes failed. The pilot ejected with the aircraft on the ground. He has light injuries to his shoulder and back and was taken to Perpignan hospital.

[Treble one]

Originally Posted by atakacs

Is the alphajet capable of 0/0 ejection ?

Apparently so-according to this.

MKF10LN | SMBF SAFRAN Martin Baker France

[Baron rouge]

Originally Posted by Treble one

Apparently so-according to this.

MKF10LN | SMBF SAFRAN Martin Baker France

This A/C was fitted with a MK 10 seat only because it was flying with the PATROUILLE DE FRANCE.
Allthough the Alpha-jet was born at the same date as the HAWK it was fitted with a MK 4 seat and still is for all FTS using it.
only the patrouille de France, after they lost a few pilots who would have been saved with a MK 10 seat, is fitted with this MK 10 seat..
That to prouve how much french beancouters and Generals commanding the French Air Force price the lives of french pilots !

[Wander00]

Flying a six ship today, because I nearly broke my neck getting downstairs as I heard the noise that could only mean a formation at low level. Neighbour confirmed what I had missed. Drat