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So your fighter jet just got shot down. The locals are very excited to meet you in person. You don't share their enthusiasm. What do? AERCAB was a US Vietnam-era program to provide an ejecting pilot with the ability to fly for at least another 80 km. Three companies responded to the bid. Bell Aerospace reached for the usual Rogallo parawing, complemented by jet engines. The design did not progress far enough to merit a name. Fairchild Model 616 was decidedly conventional. Designed without a bespoke engine, it reached full scale wind tunnel tests at NASA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeXCEo62Mso And now we come to the crown jewel, the Kaman KSA-100 Stowable Aircrew Vehicle Escape Rotoseat (SAVER). Yes, this one actually flew before the funding dried up, albeit with the additional frame, avionics and wheels. The engine was notably overpowered (heresy!) for an autogyro of that type - the first jet-powered autogyro. Weeeee!
