 | OV-1 Mohawk| Modern Discuss OV-1 Mohawk in the Other Eras forums; Originally Posted by Matt308
or a Tu-22. Same thing.
FBJ, in the "through the plexiglass" scenario, doesn'... |
|
01-13-2007, 04:21 PM
|
#16 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 13,824
Country:  | Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt308  or a Tu-22. Same thing.
FBJ, in the "through the plexiglass" scenario, doesn't the crew reach up and pull handles on each side of their head pulling some sort of protective device over their heads? Seems like I read that somewhere as part of an airplanes ejection sequence. | I believe so - they pull "the curtain," but found out there was a provision to jettison the canopy. "The rather bug shaped Mohawk was equipped with large plexiglas overhead panels, which were intended to be jettisioned prior to ejection. In case of failure of the jettison system, or in cases where time did not permit, the seat was designed to penetrate the canopy itself."
Here's a great site... http://www.ejectionsite.com/
Check this out! 
and... http://www.ejectionsite.com/frame_sg.htm
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"  | 
|  | |
01-13-2007, 04:35 PM
|
#17 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,956
Country:  | that's an interesting site but really needs a list of aircraft and the seats used in them, last i heard Martin-Baker had a 75% share of the worldwide egression and pilot safety systems market it'd be interesting to know if that's changed in the last few years.............
__________________ 
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
01-13-2007, 04:39 PM
|
#18 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 13,824
Country: | Quote:
Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass that's an interesting site but really needs a list of aircraft and the seats used in them, last i heard Martin-Baker had a 75% share of the worldwide egression and pilot safety systems market it'd be interesting to know if that's changed in the last few years............. | On that site, did you go to the "seat gallery?" They have each seat listed by aircraft...
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT" | |
| | |
01-13-2007, 05:00 PM
|
#19 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,956
Country: | well blow me down, so they do 
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
01-13-2007, 06:46 PM
|
#20 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,528
Country:  | Quote:
Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass this's got me thinking, from pulling the cord how long does the ejection proceedure take from an attack helicopter? i know some you can eject from because the rotor blades are blown off but this must take a little longer than ejecting from a conventional aircraft? and does anyone have a video of an ejection from a starfighter, you know, ejecting underneath? | As far as I know the only ones who actually deployed a helictoper with ejection seat was the Russians and I am not even sure of that.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
01-13-2007, 06:52 PM
|
#21 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,528
Country: | Yeap just looked that up and the Russians are the only ones to have actually put into service helictopers with ejection seats in the Ka-50 helicopter.
The US Army did testing with the AH-1 Cobra but it was never developed.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
01-13-2007, 08:02 PM
|
#22 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 3,268
Country: | I remember reading that too chris.
__________________
If the Army and the Navy ever look on heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines | |
| | |
01-14-2007, 06:23 AM
|
#23 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,956
Country: | thanks for the info, i'm gonna assume no one has an idea how long it all takes then?
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
01-14-2007, 06:34 AM
|
#24 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,528
Country: | Nope
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
01-14-2007, 02:01 PM
|
#25 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 3,268
Country: | Is there a charge that blows the rotor blades off??
__________________
If the Army and the Navy ever look on heaven's scenes, they will find the streets are guarded by United States Marines | |
| | |
01-14-2007, 04:23 PM
|
#26 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,528
Country: | From my undestanding yes. Basically it is like the squibs that are on ejector racks or cargo hooks to emergency jettison the stores or external loads that jettisons the blades.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
| | |
01-17-2007, 02:05 PM
|
#27 | | Master of Ewes
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 19,956
Country: | yes i've always known it to be blowing off the rotor blades, seems devilishly simple when you think about it 
__________________
"Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy." | |
| | |
01-21-2007, 11:47 PM
|
#28 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1
Country: | ok for the record. The OV-1D Mohawk ejection seat would bust thru the canopy or you could twist a handle located just infront of the overhead circuit breaker panel to "blow" the canopy away. All that it really did was to "pop" the canopy into the slip stream and the airflow would carry it away. We flew on Martin-Baker seats (0/60) and I trusted them with my life. I have over 1100 hours in the right seat of Mohawk. 1980-1992. Ft Hood with A Co, 15th MI, R.O.K. with A Co, 3rd MI (twice) and the school house at Ft Huachuca, Az. The comment about "breaking your legs" going out..do your research before you say something like that. | |
| | |
01-22-2007, 12:18 AM
|
#29 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 366
Country: | I got it from my father who flew in them for recon in alaska. Because of the Recon equipment a bar extended over the Knees. That's what he said, of course I could've heard wrong though I don't know what else sounds like,"Could break your legs".
__________________
Corporal: "Hmm. it's quiet. too quiet."
BANG!
Same Corporal: "Now it's suddenly too loud. I preferred it when it was quiet." | |
| | |
01-22-2007, 12:28 AM
|
#30 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 13,824
Country: | Great info jhansen....
I think it could be said that any ejection is an injury risked. I worked with several pilots who flew in Vietnam, 3 of them ejected from aircraft (one 4 times!) and they all had some kind of injury, either in their back or legs. There is no denying the effectiveness of today's ejection seats but there's a good chance if you punch out you're not escaping Scott-free!
Then you have those two Russian pilots who collided during an airshow. As one of them came down and got out of his harness he casually lit a cigarette as he watched both aircraft burn! 
__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT" | |
| | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:39 AM. | | |
