The ejection seat inside a Thunderbird that crashed on Thursday was made in Colorado Springs. The seats are manufactured at a company called UTC Aerospace Systems, and are named “Aces II.” “The seat ...
My primal scream is uncontrollable. The F-16 is travelling at over 450 mph about 200 feet over the runway. Thunderbird Captain Chris Chambliss pulls imperceptibly on the stick and we are instantly ...