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  • $\begingroup$ Yes I realize the classic ejection method would not work..but if you are going to redesign the entire cockpit that would all be part and parcel of it. See my latest comment on the main question. $\endgroup$
    – Trevor_G
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 19:18
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    $\begingroup$ Ahh ok.. Well the B1 has a ejection pod... the Su-27 series as well as the MiG 29 series as well as the F-35 have auto eject systems on the jets. In the Case of the 27-35 the Ekron determines when the jet is not viable and pushes the pilot out.. the F35 uses a similar system but it is because the eject angle is critical due to the the way the cockpit opens $\endgroup$
    – 007
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 19:28
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    $\begingroup$ Cockpit design back during the Fighter Mafia days was a brutal process... Engineers want one thing, the Military leadership wanted something else... Stuff like in cockpit fuel shut off and breakers can be placed in places that make no sense... so a lot of factors go into it.. also when you are being shot at you don't want any buttons or switches in areas that will degrade the jet or it's system... that's why some stuff is places in odd spots... $\endgroup$
    – 007
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 19:34
  • $\begingroup$ Yup..always the way,,, $\endgroup$
    – Trevor_G
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 19:34
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    $\begingroup$ yeah.... the good old days of the single role fighter are gone... if you compare the the A-7 Corsair II to the F-16 you can really see how early block F16 air to ground mode is almost a direct software copy of the A7. $\endgroup$
    – 007
    Commented Jun 6, 2017 at 20:35