68 years ago today, Jo Lancaster became one of the first pilots to eject from a plane in an emergency and discover the seemingly insurmountable barriers to fitting ejector seats into passenger jets. And we find out that an awful lot of work goes into making flying as safe as it is, as we visit an air accident investigation lab, practise an emergency exit from a passenger cabin and deal with a multiple engine failure in a plane simulator.
Source BBC
One of the first people ever to eject out of a plane
