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Air Force instructor dies after ejection seat goes off while plane is on the ground (www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
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That's not supposed to happen

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There are so-called zero-zero seats, that are rated for zero altitude and zero airspeed. I haven't looked at whether this plane was so equipped.

In any case, any kind of ejection is a serious injury risk at the very least.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I had kind of assumed they were all zero-zero now, especially on something relatively new like the Texan, and especially a trainer.

But what do I know, maybe the research said it wasn't critical.

Weird to have this happen, that stuff is safety'd seven ways to Sunday, and stays disarmed until ready to go.

Edit: looks like it's a zero-zero seat (Texan II first flew in 1998).

https://martin-baker.com/ejection-seats/mk16-us16la/

Edit 2: According to my aircraft anorak, these seats are deactivated until the plane is in the air using a Weight-off-Wheels switch.