Posted on Jun 30, 2018
USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats
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This must mean that the Air Force has money to upgrade all the wings of the older warthogs and bring them up to standards. If they don't have the money, get rid of the super Tucano program. You already lost a pilot last week. Willie Air actually have the money to qualify all these Pilots in their new survival sidearm? Wow, 120 rounds. Maybe that means they can help the PJs, if they're not hurt, waiting rescue. I wonder if these weapons will also find themselves available to Abrams tank crew members just like the old grease gun used to be.
USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats
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I guess my question is: doesn't the pilot separate from the ejection seat? That means once they are down, they have to find the seat with the survival pack and rifle.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Had the 'privilege' of participating in an FB-111 extraction exercise at Red Flag.
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Maj Robert Thornton
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen we had an F-111 at RAF Upper Heyford that had a hydraulic fire on take off, they were not able to make it back to land and had to punch out. The pod came down in a farmers field and rolled over. The farmer came over and rolled the pod back over to allow the crew to get out.
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Maj Robert Thornton
Actually found the story, memory lapses. The capsule was upside down and one of the crew were pointing at a handle that the farmer pulled to allow the crew to get out. He didn't roll it over.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Vaguely recall a briefing on that incident. We did have some strange occurrences with the 111 capsule after ejection. Best I remember is a tree penetrating the capsule and coming through right between the right seaters legs. Had a good friend who flew out of Upper Heyford in the 70s, he was part of the initial deployment of 111s there.
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LTC (Join to see) All I can think about when I hear Ejection Seat these days is the B-1B. Probably Need to address that before we start worrying about Firearms.
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Somebody from Remington, Colt is making money. I'm sure the USAF is not buying them for $600 a piece. As far as I know, the only people I can shoot in the USAF are pararescue jumpers and Security Police. I picture of USAF pilot as being a Don Knotts shakiest gun in the West.
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TSgt David L.
LTC (Join to see) - Most security forces shoot like crap. Ask the CATM guys that train them. The AF does have other shooters.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
LTC (Join to see) Don't know about today, but when I was on a SAC aircrew we had to qualify annually. Same qualification as basic Army.
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