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		ellisd 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The XB-70 (2019) The ejection capsule design for the XB-70 is some next level engineering. Your seat would move backward into a capsule before ejection to survive the cruising altitudes of 70k feet / Mach 3. https://www.generalstaff.org/CDA/Air/B-70/XB-70_Escape_Syste...

BonoboIO 10 months ago [–]

That is a really good explanation and reference. I like those old documents.

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