The plane, which cost about $100 million, kept going for about 60 miles after the pilot ejected
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Did the pilot panic???
Why would it keep going for 60 miles if this was a dire eject situation?
60 miles in the grand scheme of things isn’t really far, though I do wonder too. I’m glad everyone got out ok, but it’s still sad to see that happen to that bird. She’s a lovely plane.
“Did the pilot panic???”
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We’ll never know.
The government only tells us what they want us to know.
Good question. AFAIK the cause for the ejection has not been released yet.
There have been rare instances in the past of a fighter jet not being able to maintain altitude, but after the pilot ejected the aircraft became light enough to continue level flight for a ways.
60 miles for a jet at usual speed would be about 40 seconds or so.
600 mph == 10 miles in 1 minute
It was no doubt a DEI crew. Genitalia and skin color trump skill and ability.
I made similar mistake in my first reading of article. The “60 miles” refers to a different event with a different pilot and different aircraft in 2023.
Diversity???