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Ejected BAE Systems Tornado navigator hunted over Norwich

IN31IN31
edited November 2007 in Chit chat
Just read this on the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7095214.stm

I can imagine the conversation now:

Pilot - Hey Nigel, someone has submitted a bug report about the Navigator's ejector seat firing when the plane is upside down

Navigator - Nah that was fixed in "Windows for Tornados Service Pack 3"

Pilot - Okay better test in anyway...here goes

<Bang> <Whoooosh>

Navigator - Arse!
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Comments

  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2007
    LOL

    hm im confused

    so who fired him out...or did he just PING!! out?
    and the pilot said he never saw a parachute?
    and its been called off?
    did they check up the trees?
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • beanzbeanz
    edited November 2007
    Whats this red handle do down here that says 'do not pull'

    Woooosh....
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2007
    beanz wrote: »
    Whats this red handle do down here that says 'do not pull'

    Woooosh....

    well that was the bog flush
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • BruceNortonBruceNorton
    edited November 2007
    Hmmm must have been flying pretty low for the navigator not to survive, or is it a case of the parachute just didn't open at all.

    Wouldn't suprise me if the plane wasn't actually maintained by kwik fit

    And why was the pilot flying upside down, was he Australian or something

    And finally bugger me this is my 1000th post whoooooohoooooo
  • IN31IN31
    edited November 2007
    BruceNorton wrote: »
    And finally bugger me this is my 1000th post whoooooohoooooo
    Not sure what other forum sites you hang around but I don't think WOS will do that to posters who get to 1000....
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2007
    BruceNorton wrote: »
    Hmmm must have been flying pretty low for the navigator not to survive, or is it a case of the parachute just didn't open at all.

    apparently as it was upside down, and ejector seats fire you out quite fast and far enough away from the plane so you dont hit it and can get the chute open...he mustve been shot out at the ground with some speed and force, wouldnt have had time to get the chute open
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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