Fun Things to do on a Cold Saturday in January

[BuckWynd]

Originally Posted by boom3

Can civilian owned jets have working ejection seats? Kind of curious thinking of that privately owned Harrier jet, SU-27, as well as others.

They gotta be spendy to keep certified but then it's all relative.

The short answer is yes, they can. However... they must be maintained to pretty close to the same standards that the military used, in terms of inspections and life-limited parts. There are also pretty strenuous owner training requirements. But, as I said, the L-39 mentioned above has cold seats, like about 95% of them flying in the USA.

All it takes is money...

[brianwallis]

Originally Posted by boom3

Man I'd like to have been on that ride! Very cool!

Can civilian owned jets have working ejection seats? Kind of curious thinking of that privately owned Harrier jet, SU-27, as well as others.

They gotta be spendy to keep certified but then it's all relative.

yes
Best
Brian

[szicree]

Kevin,
Thanks so much for sharing. I'm a recent father and dream of the day when I can take my boy up. I'm putting the second photo up as my screen wallpaper.