Thee streamer ejection system evidently worked well, despite the high velocity at deployment.
If the pilot had to pull the "d" ring (ejection handle) in an emergency, the cables would snap the wearer's feet back under the seat to ensure a smooth and safe ejection from the aircraft.
Though ejection seats have saved hundreds of pilots, they're not exactly the easy way out of a crashing plane.
Sully has always kept in mind the air-crew ejection study he learned about in his military days.
We train for this and if you don't get it right, and are not in the correct ejection posture, you can sustain severe spinal cord injuries or even worse.
Parts of the downed F-117 wreckage -such as the left wing with us Air Force insignia, the cockpit canopy, ejection seat, pilot's helmet and radio -are exhibited at Belgrade's aviation museum.
