All it takes is for the firing handle [the rubbery black - and yellow-striped loop] to be pulled up about 2.5cm and you're on your way out.

只要拉起弹射操纵杆(那个黑黄条纹橡胶环)2.5厘米，你就会弹出机外。

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From the time he realized he had to eject to the point he finally pulled the handle was less than a second. There wasn't time to be scared.

而从他开始意识到必须启用弹射逃生到他最终拉动弹射拉手的那一刻，时间根本不到1秒钟，所以根本没有时间害怕。

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When Stricklin pulled the handle, his plane was 140 feet off the ground, flying mostly level at 260 mph. In milliseconds, the plane fell another 100 feet before Stricklin actually left it.

斯特里克林拉动弹射拉手的那一刻，飞机离地面就只剩下140英尺（约42.7米，14层楼高——译者注），其瞬时速度仍达260英里/小时（约116米/秒）仅仅过了几毫秒，也就是斯特里克林真正离开飞机的那一刹那，飞机其实又下降了100英尺。

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The pulled handle would fire a small rocket through the airplane's roof and release the parachute.

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He opened his mouth, clenched his teeth over the handle, and pulled it up for about eight seconds.

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