Unlikely, you say? That's why it's being discussed. Like, if a pilot ejected because the engines stop, but the control surfaces still work... Maybe the plane avoids a kindergarten on its dive to the earth-sky interface.
Unlikely, you say? That's why it's being discussed. Like, if a pilot ejected because the engines stop, but the control surfaces still work... Maybe the plane avoids a kindergarten on its dive to the earth-sky interface.
The plane doesn't know this. But this is part of why the ACES II seats are capable of zero-zero ejections. One of the scenarios in mind is allowing the pilot to steer for the open space without making it a suicide mission.