Taiwan's retired general Zhang Yanting said today in a media interview that no one currently knows whether the pilot ejected, but it is certain that the parachute did not open. Whether Captain Xin Boyi of the Taiwan Air Force performed a roll ejection, an inverted ejection, or even if he ejected at all, all possibilities should not be completely ruled out. He also believed that Xin Boyi's handling of the situation while flying was very calm, but due to low-altitude flight, whether or not to eject was extremely dangerous, because when flying, there is inertia. If the flight speed is 800 km/h, the pilot's ejection speed would also be the same. Plus the 9G force during ejection, the challenges the pilot faces in this regard would be very significant.
Zhang Yanting pointed out that if the pilot successfully ejected, remnants such as the parachute and oil stains should be found on the sea surface. However, there is another challenge: the ocean currents near Taiwan. He said that the ocean current speed is about 3 km/h, which can carry a person away. After 48 hours, the pilot might have drifted more than 100 km from the crash site, and definitely not in Hualien, but already in other counties or has left Taiwan.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853758050746371/
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