Calculate the G’s of Using an Ejection Seat to Blast Out of a Jet

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• Episode: Calculate the G’s of Using an Ejection Seat to Blast Out of a Jet
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:04:41
• Published: 2019-05-08 22:31

I've never been in a situation where I had to choose between the option of crashing in a jet or ejecting from the jet. I hope I would choose the ejection option, since it would more likely lead to a better outcome than crashing. That said, if you look at the ejection systems in modern military aircraft, they look brutal. The acceleration on ejection must be enormous. OK then—let's see if I can measure the acceleration of an ejection seat using video analysis.