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From: pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Ejection seats
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.030527.19451@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 03:05:27 GMT
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From: pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson)
In article <1991Feb5.040231.3928@cbnews.att.com>, henry@zoo (Henry Spencer) writes:
>Ejection injuries, up to and including fractured vertebrae, are not at all
>uncommon.  Ejection is a very violent process, undertaken only when the
>alternative looks even worse.
Swedish Air Force pilots are grounded after a certain number of
ejections (I believe the number is three) since they are at to great a
risk of further spinal injuries.
(I think this only is applicable in peacetime).
-- 
Per Danielsson				pd@sics.se
Swedish Institute of Computer Science, PO Box 1263, S-164 28 KISTA, SWEDEN