July 26, 2010

Adrenaline Junkie: Last-Second Jet Ejection

Filed Under: crash / expensive / flying / holy smokes / i believe i can fly i believe i can touch the -- holy shit! mayday mayday! / i can safely say i would have died / living to fight another day / quick thinking / reflexes / smart thinking / woops / you did it wrong / zomg

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You know what? If you say jet ejection ten times fast by the end it sounds like you're saying Janet Jackson. Now I want you all to try it and tell me I'm right.

Pilot Capt. Brian Bews ejects as his a CF-18 fighter jet plummets to the ground during a practice flight at the Lethbridge County Airport on Friday, July 23 for the weekend airshow in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. "He is alive and we believe right now that his injuries are non-life-threatening," Canadian Forces Capt. Nicole Meszaros told CBC News.

Hooooooly shit. Granted I've been in some pretty sticky situations before, but nothing outside of my fraternity house basement. What? It's called experimenting. I DID IT FOR SCIENCE!

Pilot ejects an instant before fighterjet crashes [msnbc] (with high-res shots)
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Fiery Photo Series of the Day [thedailywh.at]

Thanks to Talley, who would have pushed the wrong button. Aaaand that's why you're not a jet pilot.