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Escape capsule from F-111E. In the 1960s and 1970s, the F-111 and B-1A introduced the method of jettisoning the entire cockpit as a means of crew escape. The crew remains strapped in the cabin, unencumbered by a parachute harness, while 27,000 lbf (120 kN) of thrust from rockets accelerates the module away from the rest of the aircraft. A ...
B-1A Prototype 4 showing its anti-flash white underside in 1981 B-1A nose section with ejection capsule denoted. Three of the four B-1As were fitted with escape capsules. In 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to Japan with his MiG-25 "Foxbat". [47]
Because they were intended to fly too high and fast for safe use of conventional ejection seats, the Bell X-2, B-58 Hustler, XB-70 Valkyrie, F-111 and B‑1A Lancer all used enclosed escape crew capsules of some kind. A similar concept OSCAR (Optimum Survival Containment and Recovery), was intended for the Vought F-8 Crusader. [1] [2]
An investigation followed the accident, finding that the escape capsule mechanism was inadequate and that corners were cut in order to focus on performance and ignoring the pilot's safety. Test ...
Crewmember escape capsule from a B-58 Hustler. Encapsulated Seat egress systems were developed for use in the B-58 Hustler and B-70 Valkyrie supersonic bombers. These seats were enclosed in an air-operated clamshell, which permitted the aircrew to escape at airspeeds and altitudes high enough to otherwise cause bodily harm.
The Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), sometimes referred to as the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV), was a proposed dedicated lifeboat or escape module for the International Space Station (ISS). A number of different vehicles and designs were considered over two decades – with several flying as developmental test prototypes – but none became ...
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Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed ...