Wasp class medium fighter

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Of course, pressure ejection via air tanks sealed into the seat. Pop the hood, press the button and bobs your uncle, the capsule ejects.
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Hmm. I'm not sure that would work - you'd need a lot more force, and you need to get rid of the canopy automatically and much faster. Modern fast jets have explosives as part of the canopy - when you press the button they detonate, shred the canopy, then rockets push the seat clear of the aircraft - far enough that even sitting stationary on the ground you can eject and still have enough altitude for the chute to deploy and be effective.
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Captain Seafort wrote:...Modern fast jets have explosives as part of the canopy - when you press the button they detonate, shred the canopy, then rockets push the seat clear of the aircraft - far enough that even sitting stationary on the ground you can eject and still have enough altitude for the chute to deploy and be effective.
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Yep. Mostly still the good old Martin-Baker. :)
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Hey, why re-invent the wheel? The design of fighters hasn't changed enough yet to warrant a completely new design.
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I agree with you both on the landing issues, but it shouldn't let it stop you. The Bf109 was a terrible offender at killing itself on landings, but look how many of them were built.
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All aircraft are VTOL, they dont need to roll anywhere (but with wheels they can)

I was thinking, using a large and strong landing gear to drop down from the nose, then having either a wheel or a small column from the bottom of the wings.
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