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Old December 15th 07, 05:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jeff Dougherty
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On Dec 14, 4:49 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:

There was a military version of the aircraft. I'm still trying to find out if
it was ever equipped with ejection seats. If not, I presume the ejection seat
was a joke of the model developers. You don't seem to know the answer, but
perhaps someone else does.


At the risk of being an enabler...

The only custom-built military version of the Baron was the T-42A
Cochise, used by the U.S. and Turkey. Everyone else who used it
(mostly sundry African nations) seems to have bought off the shelf
from Beech. A quick look at pretty much any photo of the T-42 reveals
that it is equipped with regular seats, the only special feature of
which appears to be upholstery.

How would you eject from a Baron anyway? Explosive panels directly
over your head? That ought to be memorable, given the available
headroom- real once in a lifetime experience.

-JTD