Originally Posted by
Diamondback
The pilots had ejection seats, but everybody else was on their own. It says something about those two men that they HAD a way out but refused to leave their crewmates behind.
A rather perplexing design decision from the worst of British practice, "pilots get bangseats but everyone else has to jump and hope for the best." Personally, if it was up to me I wouldn't allow any platform to be combat or space crew-rated unless it has enough Zero-Zero seats for everybody...
In a perfect world, the crew compartment would be designed as an independent life raft / escape vehicle. Not sure what that would cost, but I think it would have been money well spent.
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Chuck, we miss ya man.
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