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64 year old on flight he didn't really want to be on hits ejector handle by mistake after floating out of his seat at 3.7G.

Lands safely, as does pilot with no canopy.

:eek:
 

64 year old on flight he didn't really want to be on hits ejector handle by mistake after floating out of his seat at 3.7G.

Lands safely, as does pilot with no canopy.

:eek:
I was just looking for the best thread to post that on :D

A surprise outing in a fighter jet unnerved one defence company executive so much he accidentally ejected himself while flying at over 500km/h (320mph)...The man had never expressed any desire to fly in a fighter jet and had no previous military aviation experience, investigators said. His heart was racing at between 120 and 145 beats per minute beforehand. The flight had been a gift from colleagues and the man felt he couldn’t refuse.
 
Oh dear... :D :facepalm:

Can't make out the model. Is it a Mig-35?

And which nation it might belong to? Looks like there might be a red star on the tail but it might not be and hardly narrows it down. The landscape and tower blocks suggest somewhere in Eastern Europe or the Caucasus.

Also (and I know nothing about this sort of thing) but is there a lack of take-off speed involved as well rather than simply lifting the undercarriage too quickly?
 
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