Talk:Zero-zero ejector seat
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I can't see how technicians would be helped by a zero-zero ejection seat if it were to go off with them sitting in it on the tarmac. They most likely would not be strapped into them and would soon fall out without benefit of the attached parachute.--Hooperbloob 08:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
- Of course, but the seat itself would be reusable. Remember that ejector seats are pretty expensive! 217.199.54.130 08:13, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
Since the seat itself doesn´t have his own parachute it will be damaged upon ground impact and in most cases not be reusable. Any ground technician working in the cockpit would be killed during an event like this. So ejection seats have multiple safety pins witch must be removed before takeoff to prevent an accident like this.
I'd appreciate it if someone who knows could add an explanation of why zero zero ejections are any more difficult than other ejections (well, I understand the zero altitude factor, but zero airspeed to me seems favorable...).--81.233.90.182 15:24, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
- AFAIK, in "normal" (non-zero-zero) ejectors, the wind drag extracts the pilot and seat with the explosive charge just starting the process. With no wind drag due to zero speed, the charge needs to be bigger. But I don't have any sources :) --Turbothy 22:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
