"Gamecat235" (Gamecat235)
08/19/2013 at 15:15 • Filed to: None
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"Gamecat235" (Gamecat235)
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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-5…
All crew survived. I never read up on the ejection compartments for B-1A's... they seem pretty neat.
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[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57599191/b-1-bomber-crashes-in-southeast-montana/]: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57599191/b-1-bomber-crashes-in-southeast-montana/
Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole
> Gamecat235
08/19/2013 at 15:31 |
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I don't think they were very safe though.
Brian, The Life of
> Gamecat235
08/19/2013 at 15:50 |
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Yeah, that neat ejection capsule was one of the casualties of the cost reduction necessary from keeping the B-1 program from being scrapped. The B-1B uses a more traditional ejection system that is fired in sequence. Takes 3 seconds total, IIRC.
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Gamecat235
> Brian, The Life of
08/19/2013 at 15:52 |
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That makes so much more sense. That thing just looks like a death trap. I'd never read up on it and when they said all crew survived I looked up b-1 ejection and saw this. I was surprised.
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Brian, The Life of
> Gamecat235
08/19/2013 at 15:59 |
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It was actually an awesome design that was the natural progression of the "clamshell" ejection system Rockwell (then, "North American") designed for the XB-70. The only problem was the huge cost it added to the program. Going with a more traditional system was an easy compromise.
f86sabre
> Gamecat235
08/19/2013 at 16:25 |
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You have to also remember that the B-1 was supposed to be a nuclear bomber. Having a bit of shelter was a plus in that kind of environment.