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Oops! Civilian in joyride accidentally grabs ejection lever but lands safely

By Sean Maclean
Last updated at 6:24 PM on 02nd November 2009

As the plane rolled into another stomach-churning manoeuvre, the passenger was probably wishing that he was somewhere else.

Then, just like that, he was.

The man, a civilian joyriding with his air force pilot friend, accidentally grabbed the eject lever while trying to brace himself.

He was instantly fired through the aircraft's perspex canopy and blasted 320ft (100m) into the sky by the rocket-powered chair.

He then floated down to the ground with a parachute that opened automatically.

Experts said he was lucky to escape unharmed from the bizarre accident last week in South Africa.

Air Force bosses scrambled a helicopter to pick him up after the blunder near Langebaanweg airfield, 80 miles north of Cape Town.

The pilot of the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II was an experienced member of the Silver Falcons air force air display team, Captain Gerhard Lourens. It is thought that he was the passenger's friend.

Civilians are not usually allowed in the turboprop aircraft, and an air force spokesman confirmed that officials had launched an investigation into the accident.

He added: 'Much of the information has yet to be tested, but it is confirmed that a civilian passenger unintentionally ejected from a Silver Falcons Pilatus PC-7 Mk II Astra during a general flying sortie out of Langebaanweg Air Force Base.

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Good t' hear that the pilot was able to bring the plane down safely after the ejection of his idiotic 'guest'.
 
If you go to the link and look at the pictures of an ejection you will see that the seat goes through the canopy. It is not ejected before the seat and occupant leaves.
 
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Crew: Two, student and instructor
Length: 10.13 m (33 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 10.12 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 16.3 m² (175 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,670 kg (3,680 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 2,700 kg (5,940 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop, 522 kW (700 shp)
Performance

Maximum speed: 460 km/h (250 kt, 290 mph)
Range: 1,950 km (1,050 nm, 1,210 mi)
Service ceiling: 9,150 m (25,000 ft)
 
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