JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread
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Re: JH-7/JH-7A Thread
If you look at the video closely one of the parachutes failed to open. RIP to the pilot.
If you look at the video closely one of the parachutes failed to open. RIP to the pilot.
Re: JH-7/JH-7A Thread
Are You sure?? IMO it seems as there was only time for one of the crew to eject and the other one remained at the plane.
Are You sure?? IMO it seems as there was only time for one of the crew to eject and the other one remained at the plane.
bluewater2012
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Re: JH-7/JH-7A Thread
It's too sudden, I don't think the guy whose piloting the plane even had enough time to response/eject.
It's too sudden, I don't think the guy whose piloting the plane even had enough time to response/eject.
Re: JH-7/JH-7A Thread
I'd agree looking at the video that the Backseater ejected, while the Pilot seems to have remained in the jet. Aren't the ejection seats interconnected in chinese aircraft? Seems really odd. Or, if they have a selector switch for that, not having it in the BOTH position in this situation is strange. Also seems like an awefull long time anyway with no reaction in the front.
Almost looks like his right wing suddenly stalled. But mishap report will take some time.
I'd agree looking at the video that the Backseater ejected, while the Pilot seems to have remained in the jet. Aren't the ejection seats interconnected in chinese aircraft? Seems really odd. Or, if they have a selector switch for that, not having it in the BOTH position in this situation is strange. Also seems like an awefull long time anyway with no reaction in the front.
Almost looks like his right wing suddenly stalled. But mishap report will take some time.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
Re: JH-7/JH-7A Thread
The puff of dust is from the seat seperating from the pilot and hitting the ground.
I think I remember reading somewhere that for two seat aircraft, the pilot's ejection handle ejects both pilot and WSO while the backseat ejection handle would only eject the back seat. That might be reversed in trainers where the instructor usually sits in the back with the trainee in the front.
I think that there is an unhealthy culture within the PLAAF for pilots to want to do too much to save the plane when they really should have ejected. While this has lead to so amazing saves with planes coming back when they would have been abandoned and crashed in any other country, the downside is that some PLAAF pilots are killed needlessly trying to save an unsaveable plane despite having enough time to eject.
Hopefully this is something they will change over time.
The puff of dust is from the seat seperating from the pilot and hitting the ground.
I think I remember reading somewhere that for two seat aircraft, the pilot's ejection handle ejects both pilot and WSO while the backseat ejection handle would only eject the back seat. That might be reversed in trainers where the instructor usually sits in the back with the trainee in the front.
I think that there is an unhealthy culture within the PLAAF for pilots to want to do too much to save the plane when they really should have ejected. While this has lead to so amazing saves with planes coming back when they would have been abandoned and crashed in any other country, the downside is that some PLAAF pilots are killed needlessly trying to save an unsaveable plane despite having enough time to eject.
Hopefully this is something they will change over time.