Ejection seats are about as functional as it gets. Any part that can't be readily explained by physics or requirements has no business being there.
I know about all the 'cool' spy stories, the IBM typewriter one is still the best example (much better than The Thing, in spite of Theremin being lightyears ahead of the game) because it shows that when you are actively looking for something you might still overlook it.
But the point is: typewriters and Great Seals do not have a whole lot in common with fighter plane ejection seats.
I know about all the 'cool' spy stories, the IBM typewriter one is still the best example (much better than The Thing, in spite of Theremin being lightyears ahead of the game) because it shows that when you are actively looking for something you might still overlook it.
But the point is: typewriters and Great Seals do not have a whole lot in common with fighter plane ejection seats.