The Aviationist on MSN19 天
U.S. Air Force Reopens Next-Generation Ejection Seat Program for the F-16
The change of the single source contract awarded to Collins Aerospace for its ACES 5 seat could potentially open the NGES ...
BBC5 年
Mark 3 Martin-Baker Ejection Seat
This ejection seat was invented by James Martin, who was born in Crossgar, Co. Down, in 1893. In 1934 he founded the Martin-Baker aircraft manufacturing company with his friend Captain Valentine ...
BBC1 个月
Mark 3 Martin-Baker Ejection Seat
This ejection seat was invented by James Martin, who was born in Crossgar, Co. Down, in 1893. In 1934 he founded the Martin-Baker aircraft manufacturing company with his friend Captain Valentine ...
The Independent28 天
Ejector seat inventor’s heirs share £47m payout after saving 7,767 pilots and crew
An ejection seat works by blowing away the canopy of the aircraft to clear the way for ejection. Modern versions then deploy a device around the pilot’s helmet to protect the neck. A rocket is ...
Business Insider4 年
How the Air Force makes sure U-2 spy plane pilots are ready to eject if something goes wrong
When a plane goes down, an ejection seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of ...