Re: Parachute testing


"CWatters" <colin.watters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The folks who tested ejection seats...now that's brave.


Article on Russian ejection seats...

http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/russia.htm

Selected extract...
The final stage of the manufacturer's tests was performed on the Su-29KS.
Some of the trials employed a dummy and others a live parachutist, but the
aircraft was invariably flown by Sukhoi test pilot Yevgeniy Frolov, Hero of
Russia. Nearly 20 ejections were carried out, some during the State
acceptance trials. They were performed at altitudes of 164ft to 6,s6oft (50m
to 2,000m) and at speeds of 95kts to 216kts (180km/h to 400km/h). Trials
were conducted with the aircraft in a variety of flight conditions including
inverted flight at 64ft (50m). The minimum altitude for safe escape in
inverted flight is 98ft (30m). There are no similar rescue systems for light
aircraft anywhere else in the world.

The first man to demonstrate the operation of the ejection system on a
ground rig was parachute tester Sergey Pereslavtsev, Hero of Russia. On
April 12, 1995, parachute tester Vladimir Severin ejected in flight from the
Su-2gKS and in so doing, earned the title 'Hero of Russia'.


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