Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including trials of a Martin-Baker ejection seat using a rocket sled. Tests of the crew escape system provide very ...
The troubled Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme has taken a step forward with a successful test of its new escape system. The work took place at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on 16 April, and saw ...
Boeing has reached three milestones in the development of its delayed T-7A advanced jet trainer programme, including progress with the aircraft’s ejection seat and flight-control laws. In February, ...
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How Do Fighter Jet Ejection Seats Work?
To mitigate risk factors associated with ejection, engineers continue to refine ejection seat technology—though risks remain. Latent and unappreciated until the exact moment of need, modern fighter ...
The change of the single source contract awarded to Collins Aerospace for its ACES 5 seat could potentially open the NGES competition to other companies like Martin-Baker, which would pitch its US18E ...
The faster an airplane is moving, the harder it is to get out of: that’s why ejection seats are so important Kat Eschner The Heinkel He-280, the world's first jet fighter, was developed in Nazi ...
A newly developed ACES 5 ejection seat for the T-7A has been sled-tested to validate its new safety features. Credit: Collins Aerospace A convergence of new aircraft programs and retrofit plans are ...
The AAIB found the seat’s safety pin was not fully installed and the previously disconnected harness chest strap caught on and inadvertently actuated the seat’s handle. The deceased instructor pilot, ...
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