JCC You Know What The JCC Needs? More Bears

21 March 1962: A black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a supersonic Convair B-58A Hustler to test the B-58’s escape capsule. Ejected at 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) from a B-58 flying at Mach 1.3 (approximately 870 miles per hour/1,400 kilometers per hour), the bear landed unharmed 7 minutes, 49 seconds later.

Previous testing with human subjects had resulted in fatalities so it was decided to continue with animal subjects while problems were resolved. Black bears (Ursus americanus) were used for these tests because their internal organs are arranged similar to humans.

The rocket booster carried the capsule 225 feet (69 meters meters) above the B-58 before beginning its descent.

Regrettably, although the bears survived the ejection tests, they were killed so that their organs could be examined. This would not be acceptable today.

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/

 

That's adorable and warms my cold dead heart.

 

this thread is unbearable.

 

*ba dum tish*

 

Hunee, please.

 

@Darth Punk thanks for the necro like. Can you now see the pre edit?

 

Probably. I am your bear, afterall.

 

So his name is Drax?

 

I understood that reference.

 

That's great Point Break

 

Guess you have an engineering background in avionics? (I am going to do an apprenticeship at the aerospace engineering hanger down the road. )

 

I'm not much good with avionics or electronics in general; those are all just magic boxes to me. I'm better with engines and airframes.
Aerospace engineering apprenticeship sounds like an amazing opportunity. I hope you get a chance to learn a lot doing that.

 

I could definitely do with another beer.

 

The Right to Bear Armor
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