In article <Qd6dnWgtZ9_fWOzKnZ2dnUU7-efNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Byker says...
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>"Miloch" wrote in message news:nkrb7i019bk@drn.newsguy.com...
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>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre
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>Don't forget the XF-107 spinoff. I remember having a 1/72 plastic model of
>this one. I wondered if the pilots were nervous about being sucked into the
>intake if they had to punch out.
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>Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVKeme4bW30
I saw it but but didn't include it as it never got past prototype stage.
According to wiki, only three made and eventually lost out to what would become
the F-105 as the new Air Force tactical fighter.
I would think the whole seat ejected without any worry of getting sucked into
the intake.
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