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WTF!!! (French Airforce FUBAR)
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jogri:
You can also look at it the other way round: He knew that his ejection seat was supposed to go off, but didn't. That means he can't be sure if it will eject him in case something goes wrong during the landing, which he has to do in a badly damaged plane that was never supposed to be flown in that condition. If he stalls it, he is probably dead.

On the other hand, the ejection seat will probably kill him if it goes off (either accidentally or if he has to use it during landing): The harness tensioner charge was already activated when his passenger left the jet, meaning that their is no way for him to be properly secured if the rocket motor of his seat fires up. The main function of the harness tensioner is to align his head+spine with the thrust vector of the rocket motor (by forcing him back into his seat) to minimize the risk of his spine collapsing under the immense acceleration, he might snap his neck if he remains leaned forward (normal flight position) when it goes off.
paulca:
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