Are there ejection seats on B 52?
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The B-52G aircraft is a heavy bomber equipped with six crew stations. Each crew station has its escape hatch and ejection seat. Each crew station has an independent ejection system that must be initiated by the crewmember. The ejection systems include an escape hatch for each ejection seat.
What device was a bear used to test?
A bear is strapped into an ejection capsule during Cold War bomber tests. (Image credit: Screenshot of US Air Force film.) The B-58 Hustler was the pride of the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War.
How often are ejection seats used?
This prevents them from striking part of the plane on their attempt to exit, or injuring themselves while trying to use their body strength to manipulate parts of the airplane at inhumanly high speeds. Today, ejection seats have about a greater than 90 percent success rate.
How many crew members does a B-52 bomber have?
The B-52 has a crew of five: aircraft commander, pilot, radar navigator, navigator, and electronic warfare officer.
How do you bear proof a cooler?
A bear-proof cooler should: Have a rotomolded construction since best rotomolded coolers are extremely durable and virtually indestructible. Be lockable with padlocks. No matter whether certified or not (more on certifications below), coolers are truly bear-proof only when used with locks on each side of the lid.
How are bear canisters tested?
For testing, the bear canister, cooler or other item is filled with tempting food (fish, berries, honey, that sort of thing) and then left with the captive grizzlies. If, after an hour of trying, the bears weren’t able to get into the container or get food, the container passes.
How high can a B-58 bomber eject?
Later versions of the B-58 provided each crew member with a novel ejection capsule that could eject at an altitude of 70,000 ft (21,000 m) at speeds up to Mach 2.
Did the Air Force make a training film about the B-58 crash?
The Air Force made a training film about the incident, including film of the landing. On December 8, 1964, a B-58 carrying nuclear weapons slid off an icy runway on Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Bunker Hill, Indiana and caught fire during a training drill.
What problems did the B-58 have?
Another problem pilots faced was called “fuel stacking”, taking place whenever the B-58 accelerated or decelerated. It was caused by fuel movement within the tanks, which led to sudden changes in the aircraft’s center of gravity. This could cause the B-58 to abruptly pitch or bank, potentially resulting in a loss of control.
Who was killed in the B-58 crash?
On 15 June 1965, at the Paris Air Show, Lieutenant Colonel Charles D. Tubbs was killed and two other crewmen injured when their B-58 crashed. The aircraft landed short of the runway, struck the instrument approach beacons and burst into flames.