2024-03-13 22:14:34
Pilot’s life saved after Indian Air Force’s Tejas fighter jet crashed in Jaisalmer. With the help of ejection seat and rocket power system, the pilot could quickly exit the jet. This ejection seat saves the life of the pilot during a crash. Let us explain the whole thing to you.
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- Victim of Tejas plane crash in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
- Eject technique or rocket power system saves pilot’s life
- The rocket power system is installed under the pilot’s seat.
New Delhi: A major accident took place in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan on Tuesday afternoon. Indian Air Force’s Tejas fighter jet, equipped with all the features, crashed. It is a matter of relief that the life of the pilot present in the plane was saved. This fighter jet, the victim of the accident, fell on the roof of the hostel. To save their lives from such accidents, pilots often use eject technique. During this air accident in Jaisalmer also, the pilot present did the same which saved his life. Pilots flying fighter planes many times succeed in coming out of this situation, while at times it also happens that they even lose their lives after failure. Today we will learn about this eject technique of the pilot. However, eject technique is a risky task to save your life at a height of thousands of feet.
How do pilots eject during an accident?
When a fighter jet crashes at an altitude of thousands of feet, it is the pilot who is in the most risk phase. Saving his life becomes most important. When a fighter plane crashes, the pilot tries to get out of the plane. The rocket power system helps him in this. The rocket power system is located under the pilot seat. It does not activate automatically at the time of crash but is activated by the pilot only. As soon as the pilot activates it, this system pushes him 30 meters above at the time of crash. As soon as the push is done, a small part of the plane opens. This is called eject technique. As soon as the rocket vapor system pushes, the pilot starts falling from a low height to the ground. At that time the pilot remains at an altitude of approximately 3 thousand meters. Most fighter jets fly between 3,000 and 6,000 meters above the ground. After being pushed from the plane, the pilot comes down with the help of parachute.
This happened for the first time with Tejas… the shine never faded in its 23 years of journey.
Why are pilots sometimes unable to get out?
Fighter jet pilots are saved from accidents with the help of this rocket power system, but sometimes it also happens that they lose their lives in the crash. There are many reports that the pilot lost his life in a plane accident. Questions arise that why pilots are not able to come out every time during a crash? The MIG-21 Bison aircraft met with an accident in the year 2021 while taking off at Gwalior airbase. Don’t these fighter jets have rocket power systems? No, sometimes even though the plane has a rocket power system, the pilot’s life is not saved. The reason behind this is that the rocket power system, which plays the role of a rescuer in case of an accident, is installed under the pilot’s seat. The pilot’s seat gets damaged during an accident. Due to this, the danger to the pilot becomes much greater. And it is on such occasions that the pilot loses his life. Tejas Crash In Jaisalmer: Air Force’s Tejas plane crashes, see how the pilot jumped down before crashing in Jaisalmer, see video
Benefits of ejection seat or underseat rocket power system
➤Ejection seat helps the pilot to get out of the jet quickly in case of an accident.
➤It helps in protecting the pilot from serious injuries.
Disadvantages of ejection seat:
➤Using an ejection seat can be dangerous.
➤The pilot may get injured while ejecting from the ejection seat.
When is an ejection seat used:
➤When a jet becomes a victim of an accident.
➤When there is a technical fault in the jet.
➤When the jet becomes a victim of enemy attack.
Let us tell you that the pilot receives special training to use the ejection seat.
About Utkarsh Gaharwar
Utkarsh Gaharwar started his career with Amar Ujala after learning the skills of journalism from Amity and Bennett University. After serving as an anchor, I have been working as a Digital Content Producer in Navbharat Times Online for the last 2 years. Apart from anchoring and writing, I also do mimicry and a little singing… Read More
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