Good illustration of ejection seat technology:
Look at where the rockets on the seats fire. Both jets are inverted when the ejection is initiated, so the seat should fire the pilots straight at the ground…
But they are smart. They fire enough to clear the jet, then re-orient themselves & fire enough to slow the descent. Once they do, the seats cut the occupants loose from the straps & deploy the parachute.
Look where the parachutes deploy in relation to the jets. Absolutely incredible technology!