• TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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    2 hours ago

    I know this is a joke, but helicopters don’t have ejection seats. If they did, they would just eject the pilot into the rotors and turn them into confetti.

    • JordanZ@lemmy.world
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      1 hour ago

      They exist…just uncommon.

      The Kamov Ka-50, which entered limited service with Russian forces in 1995, was the first production helicopter with an ejection seat. The system is similar to that of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft; however the main rotors are equipped with explosive bolts to jettison the blades moments before the seat is fired.