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High-res thedayhascome: Russian Pilot Ejects For a Hollywood Movie at Mach 2 Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed. While on this speed I even managed to pull out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air. — Russian Pilot (source) This is quite possibly the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure that non-flight geeks understand how insanely dangerous this was for both the pilot and the ejector.  Mach 2 is roughly 1500mph. Have you ever driven down the highway with your window down, say 60mph, and thrown something out the window, or even just stuck your arm out there?  Yeah?  Multiply that force by 25, strap a rocket to your ass, and do it at 20,000 feet. I will see this movie in the theater, regardless of how much it sucks.  Seeing this scene will be worth at least $10.

thedayhascome:

Russian Pilot Ejects For a Hollywood Movie at Mach 2

Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed.

While on this speed I even managed to pull out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air.
— Russian Pilot

(source)

This is quite possibly the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen.

I’m not sure that non-flight geeks understand how insanely dangerous this was for both the pilot and the ejector.  Mach 2 is roughly 1500mph.

Have you ever driven down the highway with your window down, say 60mph, and thrown something out the window, or even just stuck your arm out there?  Yeah?  Multiply that force by 25, strap a rocket to your ass, and do it at 20,000 feet.

I will see this movie in the theater, regardless of how much it sucks.  Seeing this scene will be worth at least $10.