f-111 ejection capsule

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This is the F-111's escape system, this capsule exits the plane instead of two individual seats. The capsule then descends under its own parachute, with the crew remaining inside until it lands safely on Earth. The system was more effective and saved many lives during the F-111's service life. This example is displayed in Hangar 2 at the Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California, USA.

F-111 Ejection Capsule

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Escape Crew Capsule

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata that may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the time stamp may not reflect the original file. The time stamp is only as accurate as the clock on the camera, and it can be wrong. An escape crew capsule is an escape capsule that allows the passengers of one or more aircraft or spacecraft to escape from the ship when they are under extreme stress. conditions, such as high speed or altitude. The occupants remain in position in the capsule and are protected until the time when the outer vironmt is suitable for direct light or the capsule reaches Earth.

Pioneering developments in cockpit-style escape pod systems took place in Nazi Germany, by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (German Glider Research Institute). Heinkel Flugzeugwerke built the first fighter aircraft with an ejection seat, the Heinkel He 219. The Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug flew the Heinkel He 176 rocket (in 1939) and the DFS 228 research aircraft, both of which had removable noses.

The British design of the Miles M.52 supersonic test plane always had a pilot capsule that could be used in the front of the plane. The aircraft had not progressed beyond a nearly complete fuselage before being scrapped in 1946.

It was tested in 1951-52 but never installed on an aircraft. The Bell X-2, designed for flight over Mach 3, can ditch the cockpit, although the pilot still has to eject and eject with his own parachute.

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The first production aircraft with an escape crew pod was the Mach 2 B-58 Hustler. It was developed by Stanley Aviation for Convair. The capsule is pressurized, shielding the pilot from air currents, and contains food and survival supplies.

During the Stanley capsule test in 1962, a bear became the first living creature to survive a supersonic ejection.

Two crew Mach 3 XB-70 escape pods are not operational only when needed. On June 8, 1966, an XB-70 AV/2 aircraft was involved in an F-104 Starfighter crash. Major Carl Cross's seat was unable to retract in the escape pod due to high g forces as the aircraft spun down. died in an accident. The white Major's chair was pulled back, but an elbow was sticking out of the capsule and blocking the door from closing. He struggled to free his trapped elbow. After releasing the door, he was ejected from the plane and escorted as planned. In pain and disorientation, White failed to trigger the manually activated airbags that normally inflate the capsule during descent. When the capsule hit the ground, White was seen at about 33 to 44 g (320 to 430 m/s²). He was seriously injured, but survived.

On December 8, 1964, a B-58 navigator, Manuel "Rocky" Cervantes, jumped into his escape pod, landing 548 feet (167 m) from the bomber; did not survive.

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the F-111 and B-1A introduced the cockpit ejection method as a means of crew escape. The crew remained tethered to the cabin, unhindered by parachutes, while the 27,000 lbf (120 kN) thrust of the missile accelerated the unit away from the rest of the aircraft. One large parachute delayed the action of the capsule. When going down, the airbag system softens the impact. On the eve of the water drop, the airbag acts as a flotation device. Additional airbags can be activated to correct the capsule at night from water drops (similar to the Apollo command module), or additional airbags can be selected for additional buoyancy. With a movable pin at the base of the pilot's joystick, the bilge pump can be activated and additional air can be pumped into the air bag. For the F-111 escape capsule, after a successful landing on land or water, it can serve as a shelter for the crew until rescue.

Three of the four B-1A prototypes included a single escape pod for the crew. For the fourth prototype and the B-1B, this was changed to use a transformational ejection seat. One source gave the reason "because of concerns about servicing the pyrotechnic components of the system,"

On August 29, 1984, Prototype #2 B-1A crashed and the capsule was ejected at high altitude. The parachute deployed incorrectly and one of the three crew members was killed.

Kelly Johnson, founder of Lockheed Skunk Works and developer of the U-2 family of spy planes and the SR-71 Blackbird, with the escape pod crew when discussing the development of the YF-12A (Blackbird) ejection seat: "We set ourselves up. The goal is too big to provide a crew escape system. We decided to develop a good zero escape velocity system on the ground and through the entire spectrum of flight, with speeds above Mach 3 at 100,000 ft. We achieved the design goal.....I was never sure that the capsule ejection needed for anything but again - High-speed testing from outer space. Our escape system provides a very important capsule, which is a pressure setting, which can certainly meet the speed. and temperature that may be encountered in the future for manned aircraft."

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Instead of using escape pods, SR-71 and U-2 pilots used full pressure settings for high-altitude ejection. The suit is also heat resistant so SR-71 pilots can withstand the high temperatures of a Mach 3 ejection.

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