Two pilots eject from an SU30SM on the ground
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Two pilots eject from an SU30SM on the ground
Appears anything the US can do ( F-15 ejection ) they can do too, hope the crew are ok and the burns are not bad.
https://tass.com/emergencies/1292685
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https://tass.com/emergencies/1292685
MOSCOW, May 22. /TASS/. Two pilots ejected from a SU-30SM fighter jet when it was on the ground at the Saki military airfield in Crimea, both crew members are alive, a military source told TASS on Saturday.
"On Friday at 18.50, two pilots ejected from a Su-30SM at the Saki airfield in Crimea during preparations for takeoff. Both pilots are alive. The jet technician received burns," the source said.
The Su-30 (NATO reporting name Flanker-C) is a Russian multirole two-seat fighter aircraft, while the Su-30SM is its upgraded version, supplied to the Air Forces of Russia and some foreign countries.
From 2012 until May 2018, 84 Su-30SMs were supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces (or the Air Force before 2015) and 20 fighters to the Russian Naval Aviation. The Su-30SM went into service with the Russian Armed Forces by a presidential decree of January 12, 2018.
The Su-30SM is a generation 4++ serial-produced and upgraded two-seat super-maneuverable fighter jet. The Su-30SM is furnished with two AL-31FP thrust-vectoring reheated double-flow turbofan engines. The fighter has an operating range of 1,500 km and a flight endurance of 3.5 hours without refueling.
"On Friday at 18.50, two pilots ejected from a Su-30SM at the Saki airfield in Crimea during preparations for takeoff. Both pilots are alive. The jet technician received burns," the source said.
The Su-30 (NATO reporting name Flanker-C) is a Russian multirole two-seat fighter aircraft, while the Su-30SM is its upgraded version, supplied to the Air Forces of Russia and some foreign countries.
From 2012 until May 2018, 84 Su-30SMs were supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces (or the Air Force before 2015) and 20 fighters to the Russian Naval Aviation. The Su-30SM went into service with the Russian Armed Forces by a presidential decree of January 12, 2018.
The Su-30SM is a generation 4++ serial-produced and upgraded two-seat super-maneuverable fighter jet. The Su-30SM is furnished with two AL-31FP thrust-vectoring reheated double-flow turbofan engines. The fighter has an operating range of 1,500 km and a flight endurance of 3.5 hours without refueling.
https://fighterjetsworld.com/latest-...ir-base/25926/
Looks like the canopy did not go far. Grainy screen grab, but perhaps some foam underneath, and ejection seat scorches on the side of the fuselage? Maybe a fuel bowser next to it? Perhaps when "hot" refueling becomes literally hot.
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It appear the burns suffered were to a technician who was burnt by the seat rockets as the crew went out, he must have been standing beside it 
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/russ...from-the-seat/
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