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I felt the need of a dedicated thread for this topic after having one idea to present myself, thought other ‘Geniuses’ of PDF might have something to share as well.
So my idea is related to
Normally, we see the use of ejection seats having thrusters and Chute, pull the ejection cord, Canopy breaks, you fly up and then the chute opens up.
There have been many cases where ejection seats have proved to be fatal as well, seriously injuring pilots, ridding them to bed. Neck injuries are most common along with spinal fractures.
So the idea i have is a bit different, don’t know whether this has been tested yet or not ( i guess it has been ).
Has anyone ever heard of Capsules ? Enclosures with seating capacity for one or two persons.
The mission computer and cockpit avionics aren’t that heavy, especially if you have strong thrusters installed below detachable cockpits. The idea is all about detachable cockpits, separate from the rest of the body, but attached to the airframe firmly. When the need of ejection rises, instead of the seat flying up, the whole cockpit acts as a capsule with underlying thrusters.
The only issue i see in this idea is the placement and accommodation of the thrusters below the cockpit as the space seems very less to do such.
One shortcoming of ejections seats that is not on this idea is that while in a supersonic flight, normally if you eject, you won’t survive (there have been exceptions in past though, Cpt. Udell of USAF survived a supersonic ejection of F-15 after losing control of the aircraft) due to the extreme amount of air resistance, ready to rip apart your body, atleast from the inside.
So to overcome this, the capsule i am talking about, can withstand such air resistance, as well as when ejection cord is pulled, flight control systems takes appropriate measure to raise up the nose of aircraft so that while ejecting (by use of horizontal stabilizers or canards), in order to prevent the capsule from hitting the vertical stabilizer during eject so as to safeguard the pilot. Once ejected, a major chute opens up, slowing down the capsule mid air while the pilot opens up the canopy to skydive along with his chute (since the fall of chute won’t achieve free fall, and that the gravitational pull would have more effect than Upper drag).
Regards
So my idea is related to
“Ejection of a Pilot from Fighter jet with ensured safety”
Normally, we see the use of ejection seats having thrusters and Chute, pull the ejection cord, Canopy breaks, you fly up and then the chute opens up.
There have been many cases where ejection seats have proved to be fatal as well, seriously injuring pilots, ridding them to bed. Neck injuries are most common along with spinal fractures.
So the idea i have is a bit different, don’t know whether this has been tested yet or not ( i guess it has been ).
Has anyone ever heard of Capsules ? Enclosures with seating capacity for one or two persons.
The mission computer and cockpit avionics aren’t that heavy, especially if you have strong thrusters installed below detachable cockpits. The idea is all about detachable cockpits, separate from the rest of the body, but attached to the airframe firmly. When the need of ejection rises, instead of the seat flying up, the whole cockpit acts as a capsule with underlying thrusters.
The only issue i see in this idea is the placement and accommodation of the thrusters below the cockpit as the space seems very less to do such.
One shortcoming of ejections seats that is not on this idea is that while in a supersonic flight, normally if you eject, you won’t survive (there have been exceptions in past though, Cpt. Udell of USAF survived a supersonic ejection of F-15 after losing control of the aircraft) due to the extreme amount of air resistance, ready to rip apart your body, atleast from the inside.
So to overcome this, the capsule i am talking about, can withstand such air resistance, as well as when ejection cord is pulled, flight control systems takes appropriate measure to raise up the nose of aircraft so that while ejecting (by use of horizontal stabilizers or canards), in order to prevent the capsule from hitting the vertical stabilizer during eject so as to safeguard the pilot. Once ejected, a major chute opens up, slowing down the capsule mid air while the pilot opens up the canopy to skydive along with his chute (since the fall of chute won’t achieve free fall, and that the gravitational pull would have more effect than Upper drag).
Regards
