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Bob (not my real pseudonym) (invalid@invalid.invalid) 2015/03/16 00:22

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On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:12:40 -0500, "Byker" <byker@do~rag.net> wrote:

>"The first live, inflight supersonic test of the escape capsule took place

>was a female bear name Yogi!  That's her in the photo above.  The bear most
>accurately represented the weight of a pilot, so they drugged her up,
>strapped her in, and then ejected her out of a B-58 at 35,000 and at a speed
>of 870 mph.  7 minutes and 49 seconds later, Yogi touched down under
>parachute, still inside the capsule doing just fine.  The Stanley escape
>capsule had proved to work great in protecting against the high wind blast,
>the extreme cold and the low air pressure.  About 2 weeks later another bear
>named Big John was ejected at 45,000 and at a speed over 1,000 mph!  Once
>again the capsule worked great and the bear reached the ground unharmed."
>
>http://airpigz.com/blog/2010/4/2/b-58-proves-supersonic-ejection-to-be-bear-able-in-1962.html

Not to mention a great way to remove any random bears that happened to
sneak aboard your B-58.

"Enough is enough! I have had it with these monkey fighting bears on
this Monday through Friday plane!"

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