cheemingwan1234 Posted August 26, 2022 Posted August 26, 2022 I can picture a system where the head is blown off by explosive bolts in battroid mode for the VF-1 before the ejection and the VF-19 using it's battroid mode egress hatch as the ejection path for the ejection seat but how does it work for a VF like the VF-25 Messiah or the SV-262hs since I can't picture how the ejection seat would fire off safely. Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted August 26, 2022 Posted August 26, 2022 55 minutes ago, cheemingwan1234 said: I can picture a system where the head is blown off by explosive bolts in battroid mode for the VF-1 before the ejection and the VF-19 using it's battroid mode egress hatch as the ejection path for the ejection seat but how does it work for a VF like the VF-25 Messiah or the SV-262hs since I can't picture how the ejection seat would fire off safely. So, there are typically a couple different modes of ejection for a Valkyrie... ones using just the ejection seat itself, and one that punches the cockpit block off as a lifeboat of sorts. On the VF-25, the orientation of the cockpit in Battroid mode puts it on the Valkyrie's back with the canopy facing outwards. Battroid mode ejection is not described in detail, but it seems fairly likely that the ejection path is horizontal or a horizontal kick backwards through the ejected canopy and then up using the boosters in the EX-Gear. The Sv-262 has a fairly similar orientation, so its ejection is likely similar. (It's possible this involves explosively separating the plate holding the wings on as well.) Quote
Big s Posted August 26, 2022 Posted August 26, 2022 It just squats and the pilot slides out in a swirl on the ground Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 26, 2022 Posted August 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Big s said: It just squats and the pilot slides out in a swirl on the ground Er...I think you're probably thinking about FLCL rather than Macross... Quote
cheemingwan1234 Posted August 26, 2022 Author Posted August 26, 2022 11 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: So, there are typically a couple different modes of ejection for a Valkyrie... ones using just the ejection seat itself, and one that punches the cockpit block off as a lifeboat of sorts. On the VF-25, the orientation of the cockpit in Battroid mode puts it on the Valkyrie's back with the canopy facing outwards. Battroid mode ejection is not described in detail, but it seems fairly likely that the ejection path is horizontal or a horizontal kick backwards through the ejected canopy and then up using the boosters in the EX-Gear. The Sv-262 has a fairly similar orientation, so its ejection is likely similar. (It's possible this involves explosively separating the plate holding the wings on as well.) Thanks. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 28, 2022 Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 10:17 PM, Seto Kaiba said: So, there are typically a couple different modes of ejection for a Valkyrie... ones using just the ejection seat itself, and one that punches the cockpit block off as a lifeboat of sorts. On the VF-25, the orientation of the cockpit in Battroid mode puts it on the Valkyrie's back with the canopy facing outwards. Battroid mode ejection is not described in detail, but it seems fairly likely that the ejection path is horizontal or a horizontal kick backwards through the ejected canopy and then up using the boosters in the EX-Gear. The Sv-262 has a fairly similar orientation, so its ejection is likely similar. (It's possible this involves explosively separating the plate holding the wings on as well.) Alternate take: it ejects them straight into the backplate, splattering them. O.o *excellent motivation to not put yourself into a position where you have to eject!* Quote
Seto Kaiba Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, pengbuzz said: Alternate take: it ejects them straight into the backplate, splattering them. O.o *excellent motivation to not put yourself into a position where you have to eject!* Ejection seat failures are pretty upsettingly lethal... what happened to Goose in Top Gun is truth in television. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Seto Kaiba said: Ejection seat failures are pretty upsettingly lethal... what happened to Goose in Top Gun is truth in television. Talk to me Goose... Quote
JB0 Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said: Ejection seat failures are pretty upsettingly lethal... what happened to Goose in Top Gun is truth in television. On the other hand, riding the jet into a mountain is also upsettingly lethal. Goose wasn't any worse off. An ejection seat is a chance at survival. 2 hours ago, pengbuzz said: Talk to me Goose... I can't, Mav, I'm dead! Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, JB0 said: On the other hand, riding the jet into a mountain is also upsettingly lethal. Goose wasn't any worse off. An ejection seat is a chance at survival. I can't, Mav, I'm dead! C'mon Goose! When did that ever stop you? You had a great career on ER, and even got to be Brains on the live action Thunderbirds movie!!! Edited August 29, 2022 by pengbuzz Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, JB0 said: On the other hand, riding the jet into a mountain is also upsettingly lethal. Goose wasn't any worse off. An ejection seat is a chance at survival. Then again, perhaps riding it down might not be so bad if they were in a VF, considering how tough they make em! Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, AN/ALQ128 said: Then again, perhaps riding it down might not be so bad if they were in a VF, considering how tough they make em! Yeah, but the kinetic energy from the impact would not be fun, to say the least... Quote
JB0 Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 3 hours ago, pengbuzz said: Yeah, but the kinetic energy from the impact would not be fun, to say the least... Hopefully the inertia storage systems are still online. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, JB0 said: Hopefully the inertia storage systems are still online. If that mech is crashing, I wouldn't even give the warranty being online a hope! O.o Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Thom said: Your warranty has expired. Kinda reminds me of a bugs bunny cartoon! Quote
JB0 Posted August 29, 2022 Posted August 29, 2022 1 hour ago, pengbuzz said: Kinda reminds me of a bugs bunny cartoon! Feels more like Wile E. Coyote. Quote
pengbuzz Posted August 30, 2022 Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, JB0 said: Feels more like Wile E. Coyote. You do have a point... I can imagine Wile E. Coyote in the seat when that happens. Quote
JB0 Posted August 30, 2022 Posted August 30, 2022 33 minutes ago, pengbuzz said: You do have a point... I can imagine Wile E. Coyote in the seat when that happens. "Acme 0/0 ejection seat! 100% guaranteed! Not for use in Roadrunner accidents" Quote
VT-102 Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) In Episode 11 “First Contact, of SDFM, Hikaru ejects from his VF-1J in Battroid mode. Head pops off and the seated pilot is propelled straight upwards. EDIT: oops, I missed this thread was primarily looking at some later valks. Edited September 26, 2022 by VT-102 Quote
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