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Yikes! Last minute bailout

July 23, 2010 by

via @AndyLevy on Twitter…

FWIW, an F-18 costs (according to the Internet tubes) between 28-58 Million dollars.

video via Ace


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  1. 08ArmyDoc says:
    July 24, 2010 at 7:42 am

    Is it just flat out irony that “Staying Alive” was the song playing at that moment, or is it just entirely too creepy?

  2. westeasterly says:
    July 24, 2010 at 8:30 am

    That’s some amazing piloting- I can only imagine how hard it must be for such a highly trained, skilled pilot to actually hit the “eject” button.

  3. Eric says:
    July 24, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    I think these still photos are more amazing than the video. The show the ejection sequence in amazing detail. Check it out:

    http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/07/23/4739027-pilot-ejects-an-instant-before-fighterjet-crashes