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64-year old finds the ejection handle in an impromptu fighter jet ride. He survives and now hates his co-workers.

Posted by Adys
Tags: retirement, gifts, mobility, peer pressure, aviation, aircraft, dassault rafale, air force, france, vehicles.military, jets.fighter, chairs.rocket powered, offbeat, author.ezra dyer, source.caranddriver
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32131240/french-dassault-fighter-jet-joyride/

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Title
French Fighter Jet Joy Ride Goes Très, Très Wrong
Published
Apr 13 2020
Word count
847 words

3 comments

  1. SheepWolf
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    This was a fun little story. I'm sure there were many lessons learned. Maybe this will allow them to find and fix the potential flaw in the jet and other jets, and at the very least they didn't...

    This was a fun little story. I'm sure there were many lessons learned.

    Maybe this will allow them to find and fix the potential flaw in the jet and other jets, and at the very least they didn't lose the entire plane (brief look at Wikipedia mentions maybe €101.1 million or €160.5 million each?).

    3 votes
  2. Shahriar
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    That's hilarious and what perfect coincidence that the pilot's own seat did not get ejected.

    That's hilarious and what perfect coincidence that the pilot's own seat did not get ejected.

    1 vote
  3. EgoEimi
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    Yikes. Glad he survived, but it must suck to kick off your golden years with new massive back problems.

    Yikes. Glad he survived, but it must suck to kick off your golden years with new massive back problems.

    1 vote