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From: dab@msudoc.UUCP (David A. Bright {msucl Systems})
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Ejection Seats
Message-ID: <213@msudoc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 14:08:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 25 14:08:49 1986
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Reply-To: dab@msudoc.UUCP (David A. Bright {msucl Systems})
Organization: Michigan State Univ., Engineering, E. Lansing
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In article <6421@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
>
>No, you can eject the lower-deck seats downward.  This is what's done
>on the B-52, which has two decks.  Of course, this means you need ejection
>hatches or blowaway panels or whatever on the underside.
>-- 
>				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
>				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry


"Downward" ejection wouldn't work on the shuttle because the external
fuel tank is "below" the shuttle cabin (I won't comment on whether
ejection seats in general are feasible on the shuttle, as that is beyond
my expertise).

/eom   dab