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Armée de l’air française Dassault Rafale navigator seriously injured after being ejected on takeoff

Armée de l'air française Dassault Rafale navigator seriously injured after being ejected on takeoff

The navigator of a Rafale fighter plane was seriously injured early Wednesday afternoon at the military base of Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne) in an accident. At approximately 13:52, the aircraft was taking off when the browser seat ejection device (pilot’s pair) tripped. The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely. The 64-year-old navigator, …

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Concerns grow over BOEING 737 MAX’S anti-stall protection – Why MAX needs MCAS & what is Stall Escape maneuver

Concerns grow over BOEING 737 MAX'S anti-stall protection - Why MAX needs MCAS & what is Stall Escape maneuver

Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) is an automated safety feature on the 737 Max 8 designed to prevent the …

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