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People all stunned after the Challenger disaster that space shuttles don't have ejection seats Jumbo jets never had ejection...

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kontextmaschine:

People all stunned after the Challenger disaster that space shuttles don’t have ejection seats

Jumbo jets never had ejection seats!

Jumbo jets and space shuttles don’t have ejection seats for the same reason, the ejection rockets can’t move you far enough away from the main engines to be survivable

Die in cockpit > die in engine

Do they still make any planes that belly ditch?