A pilot ejects from a test jet that has been plunged into water. HD Stock Footage

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A pilot ejects from a test jet that has been plunged into water.

Animation shows method of escape from a jet when it submerges in water. It shows how the pilot has to come out from the cockpit in case of emergency. Pilot tests the method of escape from the jet in case of emergency. He takes the model of cockpit in the water reservoir made for the purpose. Then he ejects himself from the canopy, leaves the cockpit and ascends to the surface. Information given to the pilot: disconnect yourself, leave cockpit, ascend to the surface. Location: United States. Date: 1965.

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