Narrow Escape
Captain Brian Bews ejects from his CF-18 fighter jet during a practice flight at the Lethbridge County Airport, Alberta, on July 23.
Video. Via Instapundit.
Captain Brian Bews ejects from his CF-18 fighter jet during a practice flight at the Lethbridge County Airport, Alberta, on July 23.
Video. Via Instapundit.
“Ladies and gentlemen, obviously something has happened…” Amazing photos.
I just realized what song was playing in the video…
“I just realised what song was playing in the video…”
Wow! Serendipity, or what..? 😉
And it’s a pretty impressive ejection system. As an Instapundit reader notes,
“The first photo in the sequence illustrates how miraculous technology is getting – in this case in the form of the 0-0 ejection seat. The canopy is not even out of frame yet, and the seat has already oriented its passenger vertically, despite having fired out of a cockpit *pointed at the ground*.”
http://www.newsvine.com/_vine/images/users/900/james-cheng/4739045.jpg
Speaking of airshows, the world’s biggest begins today in here Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Always worth the trip, I try to go every year. It’s heavy on WWII warbirds and experimental aircraft.
http://www.airventure.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgKkHQnNqj0