That time the Air Force used bears as ejection seat dummies
On Mar. 21, 1962 a B-58 Hustler from the U.S. Air Force erupted in flames as a large, bright red capsule shot out of it, carrying a passenger to safety.
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This Air Force rifle can fit in an ejection seat (and you can buy one too…sort of)
If a pilot gets shot down behind enemy lines, their ultimate goal is to survive and make it back to friendly lines. Downed pilots are still considered combatants and allowed…
11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats
Obviously, having to eject from a multi-million dollar aircraft of any kind is the last thing on a pilot’s bucket list (and is dangerous enough to actually be the last thing on the pilot’s bucket list). The truth is that, as in any military job fu…
That time a fighter pilot ejected into a thunderstorm and rode the lightning
Marine Corps Lt. Col. William H. Rankin had flown combat flight operations in both World War II and the Korean War, but it wasn’t enemy fire that came closest to killing him during his military flying career. It was a summer thunderstorm over the …
The military-exclusive watch you don’t want
How do know someone is a pilot? If they don’t tell you (they will though), their large and flashy watch will give it away. Whether it’s a Breitling or IWC,…