Russian Pilot’s Ejection From An Su-25 Seen In Incredible Headcam Video
BY PGF
2 years, 1 month ago
The Frogfoot pilot was flying just hundreds of feet off the deck when the aircraft was supposedly hit. In the video, the jet pitches up violently as it departs from controlled flight and the ejection sequence is activated. As the pilot rockets away from the aircraft in its Zvezda K-36 ejection seat, we get a glimpse of its tail. Its vertical stabilizer is nearly gone, its horizontal stabilizer is damaged, and its engine is on fire. You can also see the aircraft’s canopy falling away.
Before the pilot touches down under-parachute, the Su-25 is seen exploding in a field in the distance. Once on the ground, what was an incredibly violent instant in time transitions to an odd, almost peaceful calm under a beautiful blue sky. You can hear a jet somewhere nearby, likely his wingman which can be briefly seen in the video, and a billowing smoke column is visible in the distance where the Su-25 augered in. The entire clip looks like something out of a video game, but it’s not.
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Update:
Some keen-eye open-source sleuths are claiming the incident occurred in Russia, near Belgorod, not far from the Ukraine border, with the jet clipping a power line. This remains unconfirmed but they make a good case:
Via Instapundit
On October 25, 2022 at 6:04 am, Joe Blow said:
Man, just incredible video (ain’ttechnology grand?)…. beautiful pasture field there… chickory, clover and alfalfa? Lush, green.. make some cows fat and happy!
On October 25, 2022 at 12:52 pm, Redman said:
Low to the ground, he went out at about 5 O’clock then a very short ride to the ground! Like JB said, his gear worked!
On October 26, 2022 at 7:42 pm, Levi Garrett said:
Joe Blow,
That was my first thought as well. That’s some good looking forage!