The anatomy of a modern Martin-Baker ejection seat. The core principle of an ejector seat is relatively straightforward: to propel the pilot out of the aircraft to a safe distance, where they can ...

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 ...

Ejecting from an ejection seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of an emergency where everything else in an aircraft fails. It is their last chance ...

One objective was carrier launching of aircraft, so that they could improve sea power. The other objective was to develop and test ejection seats for fighter craft. After jettisoning the ...

The competition may expand to include a variety of other military aircraft, marking a significant step in the development of advanced ejection seat technology. Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Air ...

An Air Force instructor pilot, Captain John Robertson, was fatally injured when the ejection seat of his T-6A Texan II aircraft activated while the plane was on the ground. Despite the immediate ...

The company’s ejection seats are in most fighter jets made by the UK and its allies since 1949, including the F-35 warplanes flown from the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers Britain ...

As a tactical fighter aircraft, the F-5N accommodates a pilot only in a pressurized, heated and air conditioned cockpit and rocket-powered ejection seat while the F-5F is a two-seat combat ...

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 ...