CAPFlyer wrote:
Mike wrote:
There are no civilian-operated Lightnings.
In the UK, if the aircraft was originally fitted with an ejection seat, it must be operational.
I was speaking of the ground running Lightning at Bruntingthorpe that I know has an operational seat because I've seen video of them going through the arming procedure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyA23jHsuf8(no this video doesn't show that procedure, I can't find the one I watched that showed it)
Thanks for the clarification though on the airworthy aircraft. I do almost wonder if they were operational on the OV-10 (being German registered) and why he chose to ride it out instead of punching out. The impact was pretty severe.
The Bronco was UK registered G-BZGK (G-XXXX markings are UK, D-XXXX being German), though I believe the aircraft was based in Belgium.
Don't how up to date this is (dated 14th Sept 2000), but this explains the CAA legislation regarding bang seats. It seems you can apply to use disarmed seats in the UK.
http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/rules.html
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