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Hi! Not sure if it's too abrupt to post in here like this but here I go.
I'm a university engineering student doing a project on injury prevention mechanism design and fighter jet ejection seats have recently became the focus of my research. There are a lot of risks associated with the ejection mechanism yet the information and research in the area is sparse.
So in an attempt to create an informative material to help focusing more research and funding in the area of ejection seats in fighter jets, it would be great if someone who has been trained in the area could answer a series of technical questions that will be recorded if consent is given. The pilot(s) will be free to decline any questions deemed sensitive and will preview what they said before it is put into presentation format and have the right to dissociate themselves or become anonymous.
I only wish that my project will contributed in its little way to inform the public and push the professionals to focus more on improving existing ejection seat design in hopes that technology will continuously improve the safety of the Men and Women serving this great nation of ours.
If you are interest, please leave a msg or private msg. Thank you!
ADD-ON:
Ha...probably could have been more detailed :facepalm:
Yes, it's both about ergonomics (comfort ) and an issue with safety. Ejection seats are really meant for emergency, the case study attached below (thank you very much) is as expected, on neck and head injuries from the instantaneous ejection but there is the very often neglected lumbar spine fracture (essentially the area under your chest and above pelvis). Yes, neck and head injuries are severe in comparison to lumbar but fracturing anywhere on the spine has a pretty big chance of causing long term issues.
Essentially, YES, ejection seats eject(duh) and save lives, but being alive is not the same as unhurt. I want to look into ways to improve that from "just saving lives" to "lessening as much injury as possible".
I'm a university engineering student doing a project on injury prevention mechanism design and fighter jet ejection seats have recently became the focus of my research. There are a lot of risks associated with the ejection mechanism yet the information and research in the area is sparse.
So in an attempt to create an informative material to help focusing more research and funding in the area of ejection seats in fighter jets, it would be great if someone who has been trained in the area could answer a series of technical questions that will be recorded if consent is given. The pilot(s) will be free to decline any questions deemed sensitive and will preview what they said before it is put into presentation format and have the right to dissociate themselves or become anonymous.
I only wish that my project will contributed in its little way to inform the public and push the professionals to focus more on improving existing ejection seat design in hopes that technology will continuously improve the safety of the Men and Women serving this great nation of ours.
If you are interest, please leave a msg or private msg. Thank you!
ADD-ON:
Ha...probably could have been more detailed :facepalm:
Yes, it's both about ergonomics (comfort ) and an issue with safety. Ejection seats are really meant for emergency, the case study attached below (thank you very much) is as expected, on neck and head injuries from the instantaneous ejection but there is the very often neglected lumbar spine fracture (essentially the area under your chest and above pelvis). Yes, neck and head injuries are severe in comparison to lumbar but fracturing anywhere on the spine has a pretty big chance of causing long term issues.
Essentially, YES, ejection seats eject(duh) and save lives, but being alive is not the same as unhurt. I want to look into ways to improve that from "just saving lives" to "lessening as much injury as possible".